imap-migrate

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in Email Migration Software

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.

imap-migrate is ranked #4 of 23 in email migration software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Free Free IMAP folder migration · Python 3.12 or higher · IMAP access required on both accounts github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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IMAP support: Yes

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The record

Purpose: imap-migrate is an open-source command-line tool for moving email from one IMAP host to another.
Provider support: It supports migration between providers with IMAP access, with Gmail, Outlook, Fastmail, Yahoo, and custom servers listed as examples.
Metadata: It preserves original email received dates and flags such as Seen and Flagged.
Progress and logs: It displays migration progress, speed, success and error counts, and estimated time remaining, and logs actions to migration.log.
Reruns: The README says interrupted migrations can be rerun without creating duplicate emails.
Dry run: The --dry-run option tests the connection and settings without migrating emails.
Credentials: Credentials can be supplied as command-line arguments or environment variables.
Security: The README recommends environment variables for credentials as a more secure option; it does not state security certifications or compliance claims.
Requirements: The tool requires Python 3.12 or higher and IMAP access enabled on both email accounts; uv is recommended for dependency management.
Platforms: Installation instructions show macOS and Linux, Windows, and pip as installation options.
Limitations: It migrates the contents of one folder to another and does not recreate the full folder structure or migrate provider-specific features such as Gmail labels or categories.
Support: The project invites users to report bugs by opening a GitHub issue and welcomes contributions through pull requests.
License: The project is licensed under the MIT License.
Maintainer: The GitHub profile identifies cpluss as Sebastian Lund and lists London as the location.
Price from: Free

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Sources

github.com/cpluss/imap-migrate· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/cpluss/imap-migrate/blob/main/LICENSE· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/cpluss· checked 4 Oct 2026