Roundcube
Browser-based IMAP client with an application-like user interface.
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Still maintained? Yes: 103 commits in the last 90 days, latest release 1.7.5 (Oct 2026).
At a glance
Roundcube quick facts
- Health score
- 85/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 7,251
- Last commit
- 5 days ago (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- 1.7.5, Oct 2026
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "ATTENTION This is just a snapshot from the GIT repository and is NOT A STABLE version of Roundcube. It's not recommended to replace an existing installation of Roundcube with this version. Also using a separate database for this installation is highly recommended."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Roundcube scores 85/100, #1 of 4 in Communication - Email - Webmail Clients: 103 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (1.7.5, 11 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 7,251 stars add 15.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
103 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
1.7.5 released 11 days ago
- Stars 15.4 / 20
7.3k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 103
- Last 90 days
- 306
- Last 12 months
- 5 days ago
- Last push
Ranked #1 of 4 tools in Communication - Email - Webmail Clients by health , just above Cypht (#2) .
Details
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | PHP, deb |
| Latest release | 1.7.5 · 11 days ago |
| Stars | 7,251 |
| Open issues | 396 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | roundcube/roundcubemail ↗ |
Roundcube vs its top 2 alternatives
Active tools that share a category with Roundcube (Communication - Email - Webmail Clients), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roundcube (this tool) | 85 | 7.3k | GPL-3.0 | 5 days ago |
| Cypht | 83 | 1.8k | LGPL-2.1 | 4 days ago |
| SnappyMail | 83 | 1.7k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
Roundcube: common questions
Is Roundcube still maintained?
Roundcube had 103 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was 5 days ago; the latest tagged release, 1.7.5, is from 11 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.