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Install davmail with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, winget

POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP exchange gateway. Version 6.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-30.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install davmail

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add davmail

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · davmail · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install davmail

Debian stable package indexes · davmail · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#davmail

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/da/davmail/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id mguessan.davmail -e

Windows Package Manager source index · mguessan.davmail · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP exchange gateway

Commands and aliases

  • davmail

history

Project history and usage

DavMail is a desktop and server gateway that lets standard POP, IMAP, SMTP, CalDAV, CardDAV, and LDAP clients talk to Microsoft Exchange and Office 365. Its package-manager appeal is practical: it turns a vendor-specific groupware account into ordinary local network services that Unix mail, calendar, and address-book tools already understand.

Project history

The project dates back to the SourceForge era, with the official GitHub mirror carrying an initial SourceForge import tag from December 2006. The README says the main project site remains on SourceForge and that the GitHub repository is synchronized from the main Subversion repository to make contributions easier for GitHub users.

Adoption history

DavMail has stayed useful because Exchange and Office 365 deployments often outlive the mail clients or workflows developers prefer. The upstream README documents several distribution channels, including SourceForge downloads, Linux packages, Flatpak, Docker images, and Windows and macOS builds, which reflects a project used across workstation and service-style setups rather than a single platform niche.

How it is used

Users run DavMail as a local desktop gateway or as a standalone server. The server setup guide describes preparing a davmail.properties file and running a shared gateway for clients that speak POP, IMAP, SMTP, LDAP, CalDAV, or CardDAV while DavMail handles Exchange Web Services or Microsoft Graph on the other side.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, DavMail is interesting because it packages a compatibility layer rather than a single client: Java, OAuth and Exchange protocol behavior, daemon-style server mode, and desktop integration all meet in one tool. It is the kind of package that keeps old but reliable Unix mail workflows viable in corporate Microsoft environments.

Timeline

  • 2006: Official GitHub mirror records the initial SourceForge project import tag.
  • 2018: The synchronized GitHub mirror was created for easier GitHub-based contribution.
  • 2026: Upstream documentation lists DavMail 6.8.0 and current server setup instructions.

Related projects

  • DavMail sits beside mail clients, calendar clients, and address-book clients rather than replacing them, acting as an Exchange and Office 365 bridge for tools that already support open protocols.

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

  • metadata:service

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.davmail.propertiesdavmail.properties

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
davmailcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version6.8.1
manager updated2026-06-30
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://davmail.sourceforge.net/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:davmail
Version6.8.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/davmail
Homepagehttps://davmail.sourceforge.net/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/mguessan/davmail
Upstream docshttps://davmail.sourceforge.net/
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/davmail/davmail/6.8.1/davmail-6.8.1-4210.zip
Last updated2026-06-30T20:38:18Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenjdk
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicedeclared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedavmail
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

davmail 6.3.0.3627-1

POP/IMAP/SMTP/CalDav/LDAP to Microsoft Exchange gateway - GUI

https://davmail.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install davmail
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: all
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Davmail
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: davmail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

davmail-server 6.3.0.3627-1

POP/IMAP/SMTP/CalDav/LDAP to Microsoft Exchange gateway - headless

https://davmail.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install davmail-server
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: davmail
  • 19 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Davmail
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: davmail-server from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

davmail

nix profile install nixpkgs#davmail
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Davmail
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/da/davmail/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

davmail 6.2.1.3496-1

POP/IMAP/SMTP/CalDav/LDAP to Microsoft Exchange gateway - GUI

https://davmail.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install davmail
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: all
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Davmail
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: davmail from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

davmail-server 6.2.1.3496-1

POP/IMAP/SMTP/CalDav/LDAP to Microsoft Exchange gateway - headless

https://davmail.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install davmail-server
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: davmail
  • 20 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Davmail
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: davmail-server from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

davmail 6.6.0-r0

DavMail POP/IMAP/SMTP/Caldav/Carddav/LDAP Exchange and Office 365 Gateway

https://davmail.sourceforge.net

sudo apk add davmail
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: davmail
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Davmail
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: davmail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
winget95%

mguessan.davmail

winget install --id mguessan.davmail -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Davmail
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: mguessan.davmail from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

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source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment