MailFlow
The facts below are what the maker publishes about MailFlow, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From MailFlow's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Personal & Open Source | Free | Non-commercial use · all features · unlimited accounts · community support · Free forever |
| Business Use | $500, paid once | Commercial deployments · all features · no AGPL obligations · modify and deploy privately · $500 per installation · one-time |
The facts
Each one read from MailFlow's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI assistant
- The assistant connects to OpenAI-compatible providers, including local models or cloud APIs, to summarize threads, draft replies, and answer questions about messages.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Calendar tools
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Data control
- MailFlow runs on the user's own infrastructure, and the site says email is not routed through third-party servers.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- MailFlow runs in Docker Compose; its setup instructions require Docker Engine 24+ and Docker Compose v2.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Hosted offering
- The site says a fully hosted version is coming soon and invites visitors to join its waitlist.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Integration
- MailFlow can create Todoist tasks from emails and link back to the original message.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The site describes the free plan as suitable for personal, family, or other non-commercial use, and offers a commercial license for businesses and managed hosting.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Other features
- It includes inbox rules, automatic email categories, spam feedback, one-click newsletter unsubscribe, rich-text composition, and conversation threads.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Product
- MailFlow is a self-hosted, open-source webmail client that combines email accounts in a browser interface.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Scheduled sending
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Search and sync
- Full-text search covers connected accounts, and new mail syncs via WebSocket in real time.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security
- The site says stored email credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-256 and lists bcrypt password hashing, TOTP two-factor authentication, rate-limited authentication, and sanitized email HTML.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The free personal plan includes community support; the commercial license includes direct email for questions, feedback, and business enquiries.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Supported email
- It supports Gmail, iCloud Mail, Outlook, Fastmail, and any IMAP server.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Unified inbox
- The unified inbox displays connected accounts in a single chronological feed.checked 8 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- App coverage
- webchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Native apps
- The roadmap lists native iOS and Android apps and desktop apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux as future work.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
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