macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mailsylocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Install mailsy with Homebrew, Nix
Quickly generate a temporary email address. Version 5.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mailsynixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ma/mailsy/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Quickly generate a temporary email address
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mailsy
history
Project history and usage
Mailsy is a small Node.js CLI for generating and managing disposable email addresses from the terminal. The README says it uses the mail.tm API, copies generated addresses to the clipboard, can fetch messages, show account details, and delete the temporary account.
Project history
The public GitHub repository was created in March 2022. Official release metadata available through GitHub begins with the 3.0.x series in September 2022 and continues through a 5.0.0 release in May 2024.
The project remained focused on a narrow terminal workflow rather than becoming a full email client: generate an address with `mailsy g`, fetch mail with `mailsy m`, inspect account details with `mailsy me`, and dispose of the account with `mailsy d`.
Adoption history
Mailsy's README documents npm global installation and Homebrew installation for macOS users, and links Alfred and Raycast extensions. The input package-manager facts confirm Homebrew and Nix availability.
Repository metadata shows several hundred GitHub stars, indicating modest but real uptake among developers who need throwaway inboxes for tests, signups, or quick verification flows.
How it is used
Typical usage is interactive and clipboard-oriented: run the CLI to create a disposable address, use it wherever a throwaway inbox is needed, then select messages from a terminal prompt and open them in the default browser. Deleting the account rotates to a new address.
For package users, Mailsy is useful because it wraps the mail.tm disposable-mail workflow in a short command with no local service to run. It is best understood as a convenience CLI rather than infrastructure.
Why package nerds care
Mailsy is a small example of the modern npm-to-Homebrew pipeline for developer conveniences: a global Node CLI gains enough utility to appear in system package managers, even though the project itself is intentionally tiny.
Its importance is practical rather than architectural: it gives shell users a quick disposable inbox without building their own API wrapper or leaving the terminal.
Timeline
- 2022: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2022: GitHub release metadata shows 3.0.x releases.
- 2023: 4.0.x releases published.
- 2024: 5.0.0 release published.
Related projects
- The README says Mailsy uses the mail.tm API.
- The README links companion Alfred and Raycast extensions for the same disposable-email workflow.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
mailsy | cli | global 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 version5.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/BalliAsghar/Mailsy
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/BalliAsghar/Mailsynone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mailsy |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mailsy |
| Homepage | https://github.com/BalliAsghar/Mailsy |
| Repository | https://github.com/BalliAsghar/Mailsy |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/BalliAsghar/Mailsy#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://registry.npmjs.org/mailsy/-/mailsy-5.0.0.tgz |
| Dependencies | node |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | mailsy |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
mailsy
nix profile install nixpkgs#mailsy- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mailsy
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment