MailCatcher
Catch-all SMTP server for inspecting test email
MailCatcher runs a simple SMTP server that catches any message sent to it and displays it in a web interface for developers. It is a development tool for inspecting outgoing email without delivering it.
Key features
- Catch-all SMTP server
- Web UI for inspecting mail
- View HTML and plain text
- Developer testing tool
Strengths
- Released under the MIT license
- Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
- First-class Docker support for quick deployment
- Mature project with 6.8k GitHub stars
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