Email backup tools
OfflineIMAP privacy rating
Command-line tool that synchronizes IMAP mailboxes with local Maildir folders in both directions, so mail can be read offline and kept as a local copy.
Summary
OfflineIMAP scores 80 out of 100 (grade B) on the email backup tools criteria. It meets 3 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry and no ads or data sales. It does not meet independent audit.
Score 80 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No telemetry or analytics in the source code.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Free open-source software maintained by volunteers. No ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.