For a disposable email service, the first results are rainloop/rainloop-webmail (Rainloop is a self-hosted webmail client rather than a disposable email service, meaning it connects to existing mail servers via IMAP/SMTP rather than generating and managing temporary inboxes and catch-all routing itself), foundry376/mailspring (This repository provides a desktop email client rather than a self-hosted disposable email service, making it a messaging tool you would use alongside an inbox rather than the backend inbox service itself) and roundcube/roundcubemail (Roundcube is a self-hosted webmail client rather than a disposable email service, meaning it connects to existing IMAP/SMTP servers to manage standard mailboxes instead of handling temporary, catch-all inbound routing out of the box). mailu/mailu and beego/beego round out the shortlist. Compare the match explanations and check the project documentation against your requirements.
Open-source platforms for deploying private, temporary email address generators and mail processing services on infrastructure.
Rainloop Webmail is a self-hosted, browser-based email application that connects to external mail servers using IMAP and SMTP protocols. It operates as a stateless client, fetching data directly from servers without requiring a local database to store messages. The system supports multi-account email management, allowing users to link multiple email identities to a single session for simultaneous access across different browser tabs. It includes a plugin-based extension system and tools for user interface customization and branding. The application provides capabilities for email workflow au
Rainloop is a self-hosted webmail client rather than a disposable email service, meaning it connects to existing mail servers via IMAP/SMTP rather than generating and managing temporary inboxes and catch-all routing itself.
Mailspring is a cross-platform desktop email client designed to aggregate multiple accounts into a single, unified inbox. It utilizes standard protocols to synchronize messages and provides a centralized interface for managing professional correspondence across different email services. The application distinguishes itself through a suite of productivity tools that include automated message scheduling, follow-up reminders, and email engagement tracking to monitor recipient interactions. It also features contact enrichment to surface professional context and historical data, alongside built-in
This repository provides a desktop email client rather than a self-hosted disposable email service, making it a messaging tool you would use alongside an inbox rather than the backend inbox service itself.
Roundcube is an open-source, self-hosted webmail client designed for reading, composing, and organizing emails stored on remote servers using IMAP and SMTP protocols. It provides a browser-based interface that allows users to manage their mailboxes and sender identities through a secure communication platform. The platform is distinguished by its modular architecture, featuring a plugin-based extension system for adding new functional modules and a skin-based theme layer for customizing the visual appearance and responsive layouts. It further supports embedding its interface into external clo
Roundcube is a self-hosted webmail client rather than a disposable email service, meaning it connects to existing IMAP/SMTP servers to manage standard mailboxes instead of handling temporary, catch-all inbound routing out of the box.
Mailu is a complete email distribution system deployed as a suite of containerized images. It provides a self-hosted email infrastructure that integrates a webmail client interface with a centralized administration dashboard for managing domains, user accounts, and storage quotas. The system focuses on email deliverability and security through a framework that implements identity verification records and digital certificates. This includes the use of identity signatures and encryption to secure mail transport and prevent domain spoofing. The platform includes layered spam and malware filteri
Mailu provides a comprehensive self-hosted email server and webmail suite, but it is designed for permanent multi-user email infrastructure rather than disposable, temporary inboxes.
Beego is a high-performance toolkit for building web applications and RESTful APIs using the Go programming language. It is structured as an MVC web framework that separates data models, views, and controllers to organize application logic. The project provides a comprehensive suite of integrated tools, including an object-relational mapper for translating code objects into database tables and a session manager for maintaining user identity and state across server requests. It also includes an internationalization framework for managing multilingual content and translating text based on user
Beego is a Go web framework for building APIs and applications rather than a self-hosted disposable email service, making it a building block rather than the desired application.
Gotify is a self-hosted notification server designed to centralize the receipt and dispatch of real-time messages. It provides a RESTful API and a WebSocket gateway, allowing users to programmatically send alerts and push notifications to connected clients. By maintaining a private infrastructure, the platform ensures full control over message history, data retention, and access management. The system distinguishes itself through a modular, plugin-based architecture that allows for the extension of core functionality, including custom HTTP endpoints and webhook event processing. It supports g
Gotify is a self-hosted notification server for sending real-time alerts and messages rather than managing disposable email inboxes or processing incoming mail.
useSend is an email marketing platform and transactional delivery system built to manage bulk campaigns and individual messages using AWS SES for delivery. It provides a RESTful API, an SMTP relay gateway, and a visual management interface for designing HTML templates and coordinating email broadcasts. The platform distinguishes itself by translating legacy SMTP traffic into modern API calls and implementing an event-driven webhook system. This system pushes real-time delivery, bounce, and click notifications to external servers using HMAC-SHA256 signed payloads to ensure authenticity. The s
useSend is a self-hosted email marketing and transactional delivery platform rather than a disposable email service for receiving temporary inboxes and catch-all messages.
Anonaddy is an email forwarding gateway and alias manager designed to protect user identity. It functions as a mail server that routes messages from custom domains and aliases to verified destination addresses using programmable routing rules. The system provides an SMTP privacy proxy to mask the sender's real email address for outgoing messages and includes a PGP encryption tool to secure the body and headers of emails before they are forwarded. It supports custom domain email routing through DNS and MX record verification, allowing users to manage multiple identities to prevent ownership li
Anonaddy is an email forwarding and alias manager rather than a disposable inbox viewer with temporary mailboxes, making it an adjacent tool for managing privacy rather than receiving throwaway mail.
Oatpp is a high-performance C++ web framework and API development kit used for building REST APIs and web services. It functions as an asynchronous HTTP server that utilizes coroutines to handle thousands of simultaneous connections without blocking threads. The toolkit includes a native C++ object-relational mapping layer for executing SQL queries and transforming database results into data objects. It also provides a WebSocket communication library for establishing full-duplex channels to support real-time data streaming and live media. The framework covers a broad range of capabilities, i
Oatpp is a C++ web framework and API development kit, which is a building block you would use to write web services rather than a ready-to-use disposable email service.
BillionMail is a self-hosted email infrastructure and marketing platform designed to provide full control over mail delivery, domain management, and subscriber communication. It functions as a comprehensive mail server manager that enables users to deploy and maintain private email environments, including integrated webmail interfaces for direct account access. The platform distinguishes itself by combining high-volume bulk email distribution with sophisticated deliverability tools. It supports multi-tenant infrastructure provisioning, allowing administrators to manage multiple domains and ma
BillionMail is a full-featured self-hosted mail server and email marketing platform rather than a disposable temporary email service, meaning it lacks automated throwaway inbox management.
Mox is a self-hosted email server that runs as a single compiled Go binary, handling the full lifecycle of sending and receiving email through SMTP, IMAP4rev2, and a built-in webmail application. It is designed to be operated without external dependencies or runtime plugins, with all mail services — including spam filtering, queue management, and web interfaces for administration and account management — contained in one executable. The server distinguishes itself through automated TLS certificate management via ACME, DNS-based autoconfiguration for email clients, and file-based configuration
Mox is a comprehensive self-hosted email server with a built-in webmail client and single-binary deployment, but it is a general-purpose mail server rather than a dedicated disposable temporary email service.
| Repository | Stars | Language | License | Last push |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rainloop/rainloop-webmail | 4.1K | PHP | MIT | |
| foundry376/mailspring | 17.6K | JavaScript | GPL-3.0 | |
| 6.8K |
| PHP |
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| mailu/mailu | 7.3K | Python | NOASSERTION |
| beego/beego | 32.4K | Go | NOASSERTION |
| gotify/server | 14.7K | Go | other |
| usesend/usesend | 4.4K | TypeScript | AGPL-3.0 |
| anonaddy/anonaddy | 4.4K | PHP | agpl-3.0 |
| oatpp/oatpp | 8.6K | C++ | apache-2.0 |
| billionmail/billionmail | 15.2K | Go | AGPL-3.0 |