Afterlogic WebMail Lite – self-hosted webmail client

Afterlogic WebMail Lite is a self-hosted browser-based email client designed to work with an existing IMAP mail server.

It provides the user-facing webmail layer rather than operating as a mail transfer server itself. The application is built on Afterlogic’s modular Aurora framework, allowing mail, contacts, authentication and administrative functionality to be assembled from separate components. It can be deployed on a conventional Linux web server and accessed entirely through a browser.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Connects to existing IMAP mailboxes and provides a browser interface for reading, composing and organising email.
• Uses SMTP infrastructure for outgoing messages while leaving mail storage with the configured mail server.
• Includes personal contact management together with DAV-based contact functionality.
• Provides an administration panel for configuring the installation and managing available modules.
• Supports multiple interface themes, including dark and alternative colour schemes.
• Includes OpenPGP functionality for users who require encrypted or signed email.
• Offers two-factor authentication through its modular authentication system.
• Provides password-changing and password-reset components for deployments where the underlying mail infrastructure supports them.
• Can restrict access using IP allow lists.
• Offers CAPTCHA-style protection through Cloudflare Turnstile integration.
• Includes modules for importing and exporting mail and saving messages as PDF documents.
• Can integrate with hosting environments such as cPanel, DirectAdmin and Plesk.
• Uses a modular architecture which allows administrators and developers to add, remove or replace individual parts of the application.

Website: github.com/afterlogic/webmail-lite-8
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Developer: Afterlogic Corp.
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0

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