HyperKitty
Access GNU Mailman v3 archives.
Developed outside the platforms our data source measures, so there is no activity history to score. This says nothing about the project — many unrated projects are actively maintained.
Activity data
Not available for this project. Our source collects commit history from GitHub only, and HyperKitty is developed elsewhere.
| Stars | not measured |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 1.3.12 · 21 Sept 2024 |
| Repo updated | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Python |
Is HyperKitty actively maintained?
We cannot measure this one. HyperKitty is developed outside the platforms our data source collects activity from, and its repository lives at gitlab.com — so there is no commit history or release cadence here to score.
Read that as missing data, not as a warning. Several of the best-maintained projects in this catalogue are unrated for exactly this reason. To judge it, open the repository and look at the date of the most recent commit yourself.
What HyperKitty actually does
HyperKitty provides a web-based interface for accessing and searching GNU Mailman version 3 mailing list archives. It allows users to browse historical email threads and view discussions through a standard browser. The application is written in Python and is released under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Best fit: This is a suitable choice if you are already operating a GNU Mailman version 3 email list infrastructure and require a native web archiving frontend.
Worth knowing: Adoption is relatively niche with modest repository activity, meaning you may need to rely on upstream community resources for troubleshooting.
Deployment notes
As a Python application, it typically requires a WSGI-compatible HTTP server behind a reverse proxy for TLS termination, along with a persistent relational database backend.
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