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:

2026-08-09 14:15:57

[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:

2026-08-17 17:40:59

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/9f0fadaa4a2b2998e1188aa9f053c5f4152ca805 fix(ci): allow contended CLI suite to finish (#631)]

by mariusvniekerk https://github.com/mariusvniekerk

2026-08-16 00:14:13

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/6945614438224ad1f9edf551004d062bd6ec7302 fix(analytics): recover web views during cache initialization (#625)]

by wesm https://github.com/wesm

2026-08-15 18:17:32

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/8e7a42d12f092953e948d53a7b5cb5b805e57881 fix(analytics): bound Everything and Files listings (#624)]

by wesm https://github.com/wesm

2026-08-15 17:42:26

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/98451dcbaf5cdfbe6bf1d080de58a00f8ea2bb11 feat(activity): add dated contact activity (#599)]

by salmonumbrella https://github.com/salmonumbrella

2026-08-14 22:53:51

[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/824982186f1e5122fdb59f63b3fe44b628277762 feat(beeper): add reviewable identity candidates (#596)]

by salmonumbrella https://github.com/salmonumbrella