What is MailCatcher?
It runs a super simple SMTP server which catches any message sent to it to display in a web interface. It catches all mail and stores it for display. It shows HTML, Plain Text and Source version of messages, as applicable.
MailCatcher is a tool in the Email Testing category of a tech stack.
MailCatcher is an open source tool with 6.5K GitHub stars and 583 GitHub forks. Here’s a link to MailCatcher's open source repository on GitHub
Who uses MailCatcher?
Companies
6 companies reportedly use MailCatcher in their tech stacks, including StackShare, PC Pulse, and Vow Made.
Developers
12 developers on StackShare have stated that they use MailCatcher.
MailCatcher's Features
- Runs as a daemon in the background, optionally in foreground.Sendmail-analogue command
- catchmail, makes using mailcatcher from PHP a lot easier
- Keyboard navigation between messages
MailCatcher Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to MailCatcher?
MailHog
It is an email testing tool for developers. You can configure your application to use MailHog for SMTP delivery. You can view messages in the web UI, or retrieve them with the JSON API.
Mailtrap
We offer one platform that covers all email-related needs in one place: testing, sending, and in-depth tracking to control how email infrastructure works and performs.
WordPress
The core software is built by hundreds of community volunteers, and when you’re ready for more there are thousands of plugins and themes available to transform your site into almost anything you can imagine. Over 60 million people have chosen WordPress to power the place on the web they call “home” — we’d love you to join the family.
Google AdSense
It is a program run by Google through which website publishers in the Google Network of content sites serve text, images, video, or interactive media advertisements that are targeted to the site content and audience.
Mailchimp
MailChimp helps you design email newsletters, share them on social networks, integrate with services you already use, and track your results. It's like your own personal publishing platform.
