Msgvault

Archive a lifetime of email and chat. Fast keyword search, opt-in semantic search, and local AI workflows.
Homepage:	https://www.msgvault.io/
Status:	Maintained ✅
Source Code:	https://github.com/kenn-io/msgvault
License:	https://github.com/kenn-io/msgvault#MIT-1-ov-file
Platforms:	Linux, Windows, Mac
Function:	Discovery,Transfer,Rendering,Storage,Personal Archiving,File Format Migration
Content type:	Email

Description

msgvault downloads a complete local copy of your email (from Gmail, IMAP, or local archives) and imports chats and texts from WhatsApp, iMessage, Google Voice, Facebook Messenger, and SMS Backup & Restore. Keyword search, analytics, the TUI, and the MCP server query local SQLite and Parquet files.

Development Activity

All development activity is visible on GitHub: https://github.com/kenn-io/msgvault/commits

Release Feed

Below the last 3 release feeds:

2026-08-22 19:41:44

[tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1144146151/v0.19.3 v0.19.3]

by github-actions[bot]

2026-08-09 03:00:23

[tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1144146151/v0.19.2 v0.19.2]

by github-actions[bot]

2026-08-08 01:33:36

[tag:github.com,2008:Repository/1144146151/v0.19.1 v0.19.1]

by github-actions[bot]

Activity Feed

Below the last 5 commits:

2026-08-25 14:42:37

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/3e0b02733b7a4cffd6ceca1e96efe137b6459a8b fix(cli): delete unique attachments before cache rebuild (#688)]

by mariusvniekerk https://github.com/mariusvniekerk

2026-08-25 11:08:11

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/cf1be90ea1c0e42704611cb7856766e5c6e9d0bd feat(people): add person fact ledger and automatic resolution (#677)]

by salmonumbrella https://github.com/salmonumbrella

2026-08-24 13:04:36

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/aaff9f867c148516dc607655d3e014f091cbdb74 feat(tui): add People browser (#669)]

by salmonumbrella https://github.com/salmonumbrella

2026-08-24 12:30:48

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/999846f071a563d5a9da32b590de171c57448c81 fix(store): maintain SQLite planner statistics (#684)]

by wesm https://github.com/wesm

2026-08-24 12:25:43

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/912ffd05fead86bbf014fc5cc932a8fed254e314 ci(docs): scope macOS relationship raster allowances (#687)]

by wesm https://github.com/wesm