# Install imapfilter

IMAP message processor/filter. Version 2.8.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:imapfilter
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install imapfilter
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install imapfilter
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: mail/imapfilter/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add imapfilter
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: imapfilter from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install imapfilter
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: imapfilter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install imapfilter
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: imapfilter 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#imapfilter
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/imapfilter/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install imapfilter
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: imapfilter from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:imapfilter
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/imapfilter>
- **Version:** 2.8.5
- **Source summary:** IMAP message processor/filter
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter/archive/refs/tags/v2.8.5.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- imapfilter (cli)
- imapfilter (alias)

## Dependencies

- lua
- openssl@3
- pcre2

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: You will need to create a ~/.imapfilter/config.lua file. Samples can be found in: $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/imapfilter/2.8.5/samples
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.8.5
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter
- Upstream latest detected: v2.8.5 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** imapfilter
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - imapfilter - 1:2.8.2+1-0.2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: imapfilter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | filter mail in your IMAP account | https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter
- Nix - imapfilter: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/im/imapfilter/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - imapfilter - 1:2.8.2+1-0.2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: imapfilter from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | filter mail in your IMAP account | https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter
- apk - imapfilter - 2.8.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: imapfilter from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lua-based filtering for IMAP mailboxes | https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter
- apk - imapfilter-doc - 2.8.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: imapfilter-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lua-based filtering for IMAP mailboxes (documentation) | https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter
- dnf - imapfilter - 2.8.3-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: imapfilter from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A flexible client side mail filtering utility for IMAP servers | https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter
- zypper - imapfilter - 2.8.5-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: imapfilter from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A mail filtering utility | https://github.com/lefcha/imapfilter
- MacPorts - imapfilter: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: mail/imapfilter/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
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- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph