HyperKitty
Access GNU Mailman v3 archives.
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Still maintained? Yes: 37 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.3.12 (Sep 2024).
Comparisons in Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters: Mailchimp alternatives.
At a glance
HyperKitty quick facts
- Health score
- 54/100 SLOWING
- Stars
- 230
- Last commit
- 3 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.3.12, Sep 2024
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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Why it ranks here
Health score explained
HyperKitty scores 54/100, #8 of 12 in Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters: 37 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.3.12, 2.1 years ago) earns 0.0 of 25, 230 stars add 9.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the slowing band (40 to 69). The biggest shortfall is release recency, worth 25.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitLab API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
37 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency biggest shortfall 0.0 / 25
1.3.12 released 2.1 years ago
- Stars 9.5 / 20
230 stars on GitLab (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 37
- Last 90 days
- 68
- Last 12 months
- 3 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #8 of 12 tools in Communication - Email - Mailing Lists and Newsletters by health , between Dittofeed (#7) and Postorius (#9) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Python |
| Latest release | 1.3.12 · 2.1 years ago |
| Stars | 230 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | gitlab.com/mailman/hyperkitty ↗ |
HyperKitty vs its top 5 alternatives
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HyperKitty: common questions
Is HyperKitty still maintained?
HyperKitty had 37 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 3 days ago; the latest tagged release, 1.3.12, is from 2.1 years ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.