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dovecot for Mac

IMAP/POP3 server

Quick answer: dovecot is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install dovecot. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT AND Unicode-DFS-2016 AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain licence. It has 104 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What dovecot is

dovecot is a command-line tool for macOS: IMAP/POP3 server.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT AND Unicode-DFS-2016 AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain licence.

How to install dovecot

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install dovecot.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install dovecot on Mac?

Run brew install dovecot in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is dovecot open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND MIT AND Unicode-DFS-2016 AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain licence.

Does dovecot run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is dovecot?

It was installed 104 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3380 in this catalogue.

What version of dovecot is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.4.5.