GMvault

GMvault is ranked #4 of 31 in email backup software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

GMvault plans and pricing

Gmvault Free open source · GNU Affero General Public License v3 github.com · 1 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Alternate restore: Yes
Supported providers: Gmail

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GMvault

Purpose: Gmvault backs up Gmail accounts so users do not lose email correspondence.
Restore: The tool restores a local email repository into a Gmail account.
Sync modes: Gmvault supports full synchronization and incremental quick synchronization.
Interface: Gmvault is a user-friendly command-line tool.
Authentication: XOAuth is the recommended authentication method and is enabled by default.
Token storage: After first authentication, the XOAuth token is stored in $HOME/.gmvault for later use.
Password handling: Users can authenticate with a Gmail login password, which is encrypted if they choose to save it.
Local storage: Emails are stored by default in $HOME/gmvault-db, or %HOME%/gmvault-db on Windows.
Recovery: Restore operations support --resume and --restart options so already processed emails do not need to be uploaded again.
Operating systems: The project documents binary installations for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.
Installation: Users can install from source with python setup.py install or through pip and easy_install.
License: Gmvault is open source and licensed under GNU-AGPL-3.0.
Maintainer: The project identifies Guillaume Aubert as its development lead and creator.
Release: PyPI lists version 1.9.1 as the latest release, published March 31, 2016.
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Email Backup Software in 2026#4 of 31

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Sources

github.com/gaubert/gmvault· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/gaubert/gmvault/blob/master/AUTHORS.md· checked 1 Oct 2026
pypi.org/project/gmvault/· checked 1 Oct 2026