What is Roundcube?
Browser-based IMAP email client with an address book, folders and search, installed on your server.
Who is Roundcube best for?
Roundcube is best for hosting providers and IT admins who need a webmail front end for their own IMAP server.
Webmail for your mail server
Users get a desktop-like inbox in the browser, with drag and drop, threads and HTML mail, on any IMAP server.
Shared mailboxes
Shared and global IMAP folders with access control lists suit offices that share inboxes.
Company address books
Address books support groups and LDAP connectors, with find-as-you-type lookup while you write.
Custom builds
A plugin API and skin templates let you add features and brand the interface.
How much does Roundcube cost?
Roundcube is free under the GPL v3, with no paid plan or hosted service of its own; you run it on your own web server.
- Unlimited users and messages
- Plugin API and custom skins
- Community support
Roundcube has no paid tier. Nextcloud has been the project's home since 2023, and mail services such as KolabNow use it and contribute to it. Full pricing on github.com. We checked these prices on .
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Is Roundcube open source?
Yes. Roundcube's code is public under the GPL 3.0 or later licence, so you can run it on your own server.
On GitHub
7,273stars
- Last commit
- 11 Nov
- Repository age
- 14 years
- Latest release
- 9 Nov
- Licence
- GPL 3.0 or later
- Self-hosted
- Yes
- Repository
- roundcube/roundcubemail
What are the best Roundcube alternatives?
One tool on Recaply does Roundcube's job.
Questions about Roundcube
What is Roundcube?
Browser-based IMAP email client with an address book, folders and search, installed on your server.
Who is Roundcube for?
Roundcube is best for hosting providers and IT admins who need a webmail front end for their own IMAP server.
Is Roundcube free?
Yes. Roundcube has a free Self-hosted plan: unlimited users and messages.
Is Roundcube open source?
Yes. Roundcube's code is public under the GPL 3.0 or later licence, so you can run it on your own server.
What are the best Roundcube alternatives?
The closest alternatives on Recaply are Twake Mail.
Where can I try Roundcube?
On its official website, roundcube.net.
Is Roundcube a mail server?
No. Roundcube is only the web client: it needs an existing IMAP server to read mail and an SMTP server to send it. You install it on a PHP web server next to them.
Does Roundcube work on phones?
Yes. Its responsive skin adapts the webmail to phones, tablets and desktops, so users can read and send mail from a phone's browser on the same Roundcube server.
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