SnappyMail
Simple, modern, lightweight & fast web-based email client (fork of RainLoop).
- Email Servers
- PHP
- AGPL-3.0
- Maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 1,706
- Forks
- 226
- Open issues
- 157
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1
- Last commit
- Mar 11, 2026
- Latest release
- v2.38.2Oct 9, 2024
- Created
- Mar 9, 2020
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About SnappyMail
Simple, modern, lightweight & fast web-based email client (fork of RainLoop). SnappyMail is open source under the AGPL-3.0 license and written mainly in PHP, so you can read the code, run it on your own hardware and keep full control of your data.
The project has 1,706 stars and 226 forks on GitHub, with 1 commits over the last year. It installs natively rather than through an official Docker image, so plan for a short manual setup.
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What is SnappyMail?
SnappyMail is a free, open-source app you can host on your own server, listed in our Email Servers category. Simple, modern, lightweight & fast web-based email client (fork of RainLoop). The source code lives at github.com/the-djmaze/snappymail, where it has 1,706 stars.
Is SnappyMail free and open source?
Yes. SnappyMail is open-source software released under the AGPL-3.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run SnappyMail with Docker?
SnappyMail does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to SnappyMail?
Popular open-source alternatives to SnappyMail include docker-mailserver, Postal and Mail-in-a-Box. SnappyMail itself is a self-hosted alternative to Gmail.
Is SnappyMail actively maintained?
The most recent commit to SnappyMail was on Mar 11, 2026 with 1 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v2.38.2, published Oct 9, 2024. Check the open issues on GitHub to gauge how quickly maintainers respond.