# Install fetchmail Client for fetching mail from POP, IMAP, ETRN or ODMR-capable servers. Version 6.6.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fetchmail ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fetchmail ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install fetchmail ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: mail/fetchmail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add fetchmail ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fetchmail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install fetchmail ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fetchmail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install fetchmail ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fetchmail from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#fetchmail ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fe/fetchmail/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S fetchmail ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: fetchmail from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install fetchmail ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fetchmail from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:fetchmail - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 6.6.4 - **Source summary:** Client for fetching mail from POP, IMAP, ETRN or ODMR-capable servers - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later AND ISC AND BSD-3-Clause AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain AND (GPL-2.0-or-later WITH openvpn-openssl-exception) - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-08T17:41:05Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - fetchmail (cli) - fetchmailconf (cli) - fetchmail (alias) - fetchmailconf (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Build Dependencies - pkgconf ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 6.6.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-08 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.fetchmail.info/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Sicherheitshinweise no executable entrypoint in the package index. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - no executable entrypoint in the package index ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fetchmail - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - fetchmail - 6.4.39-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fetchmail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder | https://www.fetchmail.info - Nix - fetchmail: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fe/fetchmail/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - fetchmail - 6.4.38-1ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fetchmail from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | SSL enabled POP3, APOP, IMAP mail gatherer/forwarder | https://www.fetchmail.info - apk - fetchmail - 6.6.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fetchmail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility | https://www.fetchmail.info/ - apk - fetchmail-doc - 6.6.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fetchmail-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility (documentation) | https://www.fetchmail.info/ - apk - fetchmail-openrc - 6.6.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fetchmail-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | remote-mail retrieval and forwarding utility (OpenRC init scripts) | https://www.fetchmail.info/ - apk - fetchmailconf - 6.6.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fetchmailconf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GUI for generating fetchmail configuration files | https://www.fetchmail.info/ - dnf - fetchmail - 6.6.4-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fetchmail from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A remote mail retrieval and forwarding utility | http://www.fetchmail.info/ - pacman - fetchmail - 6.6.4-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: fetchmail from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A remote-mail retrieval utility | https://www.fetchmail.info - zypper - fetchmail - 6.6.1-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fetchmail from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Full-Featured POP and IMAP Mail Retrieval Daemon | https://www.fetchmail.info/ - zypper - fetchmailconf - 6.6.1-3.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fetchmailconf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Fetchmail Configuration Utility | https://www.fetchmail.info/ - MacPorts - fetchmail: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: mail/fetchmail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - 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