macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install isynclocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install isyncMacPorts ports tree · mail/isync/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add isyncAlpine Linux edge package indexes · isync · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install isyncFedora Rawhide package metadata · isync · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#isyncnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/is/isync/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S isyncArch Linux sync databases · isync · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install isyncopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · isync · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
Synchronize a maildir with an IMAP server
历史
项目历史与用法
isync is a long-running Unix mailbox synchronizer whose user-facing command is mbsync. It synchronizes Maildir and IMAP4 mailboxes, propagating new messages, deletions, and flag changes in both directions for disconnected or local-first email workflows.
项目历史
The project is hosted on SourceForge and identifies isync as the project name while explaining that mbsync is the executable name after major user-interface changes. The repository exposes early tags beginning at v0.1 and release branches from 0.9 onward, showing a project with old-school Unix mail roots.
The 1.x release line continued over many years, with SourceForge release directories showing 1.0.4 in 2008, 1.1.x in 2013-2015, 1.2.x in 2015-2017, 1.3.x in 2017-2021, 1.4.x in 2021, and 1.5.x in 2024-2025. The 1.5.0 release notes called out XDG base directory support while keeping old locations supported.
采用历史
isync became a standard tool for users who keep mail in local Maildir stores while reading or indexing mail with Unix tools. Package metadata shows it distributed by Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE-family repositories, which matches its role as a portable infrastructure utility rather than an application-specific client.
Its adoption overlaps with notmuch, mu, mutt, neomutt, local mail search, and scripted backup workflows where a deterministic command-line synchronizer is easier to reason about than a full graphical mail client.
使用方式
A user writes an isyncrc or mbsyncrc file describing IMAP accounts, Maildir stores, channels, TLS/SASL authentication, and synchronization rules, then runs mbsync manually, from cron, or from a mail workflow hook.
The project emphasizes UID-based synchronization, one local state file per mailbox pair, safe operation while mailboxes are modified, TLS/SSL support, SASL authentication, and IMAP pipelining for speed.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
isync is beloved package-manager material because it is small, scriptable, and composes with the rest of the Unix mail stack. The package name and executable-name mismatch is also a memorable bit of package trivia: install isync, run mbsync.
The 1.5.x move toward XDG paths is significant for dotfile and package users because it preserves old `~/.mbsyncrc` habits while allowing cleaner config placement under `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME`.
时间线
- 2008: SourceForge release files include isync 1.0.4.
- 2013: isync 1.1.0 was published in the SourceForge release tree.
- 2017: isync 1.3.0 appeared after the 1.2.x line.
- 2021: isync 1.4.0 was published.
- 2024: isync 1.5.0 added XDG-based default config and state locations while keeping old locations supported.
- 2025: isync 1.5.1 was published.
Related projects
- offlineIMAP and mailsync are named by the project as other mailbox synchronizers.
- Maildir, IMAP4, UIDPLUS, LITERAL+, TLS, SASL, and local mail tools such as mutt/neomutt and notmuch are part of the same practical ecosystem.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：orange
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.
风险分类器
orange 风险 · 中 置信度 · infrastructure
原因
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service
信号
- metadata:service
- text:sync,server
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- formula 元数据声明了服务或守护进程块。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 2 个运行时依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/isyncrc~/.config/isyncrc~/.mbsyncrc
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/isyncrc~/.config/isyncrc~/.mbsyncrc
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
mbsync | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
mbsync-get-cert | cli | 全局可执行文件 | |
mdconvert | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-08-04
管理器版本1.5.1
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度
- 信息Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://isync.sourceforge.io/none 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:isync |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 1.5.1 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/isync |
| 主页 | https://isync.sourceforge.io/ |
| 上游文档 | https://isync.sourceforge.io/ |
| 许可证 | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| 源码归档 | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/isync/isync/1.5.1/isync-1.5.1.tar.gz |
| 依赖 | berkeley-db@5, openssl@3 |
| macOS 提供的库 | cyrus-sasl |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | declared |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | isync |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
isync 1.5.1-1
IMAP and MailDir mailbox synchronizer
https://isync.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install isync- Section: mail
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Isync
Nix95%
isync
nix profile install nixpkgs#isync- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Isync
Ubuntu apt95%
isync 1.4.4-5build3
IMAP and MailDir mailbox synchronizer
https://isync.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install isync- Section: universe/mail
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Isync
apk95%
isync 1.5.1-r1
IMAP and MailDir mailbox synchronizer
sudo apk add isync- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: isync
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Isync
apk95%
isync-doc 1.5.1-r1
IMAP and MailDir mailbox synchronizer (documentation)
sudo apk add isync-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: isync
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Isync
dnf95%
isync 1.5.1-3.fc44
Tool to synchronize IMAP4 and Maildir mailboxes
sudo dnf install isync- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: isync
- 8 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Isync
pacman95%
isync 1.5.1-2
IMAP and MailDir mailbox synchronizer
sudo pacman -S isync- License: GPL2
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Isync
zypper95%
isync 1.5.1-1.5
Utility to synchronize IMAP mailboxes with local maildir folders
sudo zypper install isync- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: isync
- 7 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Isync
MacPorts95%
isync
sudo port install isync- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Isync
来源线索
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Combined YAML source
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使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation