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[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) 4. / 5. directorytree/imapengine ActiveLibrary[Mail & Notifications](/categories/mail) directorytree/imapengine ======================== A fully-featured IMAP library -- without the PHP extension v1.24.0(1mo ago)531175.4k↓15.7%22[2 issues](https://github.com/DirectoryTree/ImapEngine/issues)3MITPHPPHP ^8.1CI passing Since Feb 13Pushed 1mo ago9 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/DirectoryTree/ImapEngine)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/directorytree/imapengine)[ Docs](https://github.com/directorytree/imapengine)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/stevebauman)[ RSS](/packages/directorytree-imapengine/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (14)Versions (141)Used By (3)Security (1) [![](https://github.com/directorytree/imapengine/raw/master/art/logo.svg)](https://github.com/directorytree/imapengine/blob/master/art/logo.svg) Working with IMAP doesn't need to be hard. ImapEngine provides a simple API for managing mailboxes -- without using the PHP extension. 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Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~5 days Recently: every ~12 days Total 76 Last Release 57d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/c6dd082636ff8a08df8dfdcd622ea242374d1d76dd33bceec5a6cd3ae26dc24f?d=identicon)[stevebauman](/maintainers/stevebauman) --- Top Contributors [![stevebauman](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6421846?v=4)](https://github.com/stevebauman "stevebauman (660 commits)")[![Sn0wCrack](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/442287?v=4)](https://github.com/Sn0wCrack "Sn0wCrack (7 commits)")[![CReimer](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1853907?v=4)](https://github.com/CReimer "CReimer (6 commits)")[![Arkemlar](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/19671202?v=4)](https://github.com/Arkemlar "Arkemlar (5 commits)")[![sertxudev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/22801379?v=4)](https://github.com/sertxudev "sertxudev (1 commits)")[![williamdes](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7784660?v=4)](https://github.com/williamdes "williamdes (1 commits)")[![chrootchad](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/161940470?v=4)](https://github.com/chrootchad "chrootchad (1 commits)")[![raphaelstolt](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/48225?v=4)](https://github.com/raphaelstolt "raphaelstolt (1 commits)")[![salvor-hardin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/40695717?v=4)](https://github.com/salvor-hardin "salvor-hardin (1 commits)") --- Tags imapphpmailimapengine ### Code Quality TestsPest ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/directorytree-imapengine/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/directorytree-imapengine/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/directorytree-imapengine) ``` ### Alternatives [php-imap/php-imap Manage mailboxes, filter/get/delete emails in PHP (supports IMAP/POP3/NNTP) 1.7k12.9M42](/packages/php-imap-php-imap)[webklex/php-imap PHP IMAP client 4365.5M14](/packages/webklex-php-imap)[ddeboer/imap Object-oriented IMAP for PHP 9153.9M11](/packages/ddeboer-imap)[jason-munro/cypht Lightweight Open Source webmail written in PHP and JavaScript 1.5k146.0k](/packages/jason-munro-cypht)[railsware/mailtrap-php The Mailtrap SDK provides methods for all API functions. 56770.5k](/packages/railsware-mailtrap-php)[roopz/yii2-imap yii2 extension to read and process mails from IMAP and PHP 4095.8k](/packages/roopz-yii2-imap) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)