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[Official offlineimap][offlineimap].
## Description
OfflineIMAP is a software to dispose your e-mail mailbox(es) as a **local
Maildir**. OfflineIMAP will synchronize both sides via *IMAP*.
OfflineIMAP is software that downloads your email mailbox(es) as **local
Maildirs**. OfflineIMAP will synchronize both sides via *IMAP*.
The main downside about IMAP is that you have to **trust** your email provider to
not lose your mails. This is not something impossible while not very common.
IMAP's main downside is that you have to **trust** your email provider to
not lose your email. While certainly unlikely, it's not impossible.
With OfflineIMAP, you can download your Mailboxes and make you own backups of
the [Maildir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir).
your [Maildir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maildir).
This allows reading your email while offline without the need for the mail
reader (MUA) to support IMAP disconnected operations. Need an attachment from a
message without internet connection? It's fine, the message is still there.
This allows reading your email offline without the need for your mail
reader (MUA) to support IMAP operations. Need an attachment from a
message without internet connection? No problem, the message is still there.
## Project status and future
> As one of the maintainer of OfflineIMAP, I'd like to put my efforts into
> [imapfw](http://github.com/OfflineIMAP/imapfw). **imapfw** is a software in
> development that I intend to replace OfflineIMAP in the long term.
> [imapfw](http://github.com/OfflineIMAP/imapfw). **imapfw** is software in
> development that I intend to replace OfflineIMAP with in the long term.
>
> That's why I'm not going to do development in OfflineIMAP. I continue to do
> the maintenance job in OfflineIMAP: fixing small bugs, (quick)
> reviewing/merging patches and rolling out new releases, but that's all.
> That's why I'm not going to continue OfflineIMAP development. I'll continue
> to maintain OfflineIMAP (fixing small bugs, reviewing patches and merging,
> and rolling out new releases), but that's all.
>
> While I keep tracking issues for OfflineIMAP, you should not expect support
> much from me anymore.
> While I keep tracking issues for OfflineIMAP, you should not expect future support.
>
> You won't be left at the side. OfflineIMAP's community is large enough so that
> you'll find people for most of your issues.
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* It is **flexible**.
* It is **safe**.
## Downloads
You should first check if your distribution already packages OfflineIMAP for you.
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## Documentation
All the current and updated documentation is at the [community's website][website].
All current and updated documentation is on the [community's website][website].
### Read documentation locally
You might want to read the documentation locally. Get the sources of the website.
For the other documentation, run the appropriate make target:
```
```sh
$ ./scripts/get-repository.sh website
$ cd docs
$ make html # Requires rst2html