Emailmd vs Email MCP
Two MCP servers from our email ranking, compared on live data - updated nightly, never sponsored.
Bottom line · 2026-08-25
Email MCP records more monthly package installs (39,767 vs 16,603); both are actively maintained, with commits inside the last month.
How they differ in kind
Emailmd focuses on: emailmd converts markdown into responsive, email-safe HTML that works across Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, Yahoo, and every other client. Email MCP focuses on: An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing comprehensive email capabilities via IMAP and SMTP. Emailmd offers a remote endpoint; Email MCP is local stdio. Environment-variable extraction: Emailmd yielded no variables extracted; Email MCP yielded 4 variables.
What each one does
Emailmd
emailmd converts markdown into responsive, email-safe HTML that works across Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, Yahoo, and every other client.
From the project's README.
Email MCP
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server providing comprehensive email capabilities via IMAP and SMTP. Its 40 documented tools cover email, label, emails, mailbox. It runs locally over stdio via the published package.
From the project's README.
14 signals, side by side
| Signal | Emailmd | Email MCP |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly installs | 16,603 | 39,767 |
| GitHub stars | 1,303 | 101 |
| Last commit | 2026-08-15 | 2026-08-21 |
| Releases · last 90 days | 10+ | 0 |
| In the registry since | Jul 2026 | Feb 2026 |
| Registry versions | 1 | 4 |
| Documented tools | not extracted - see README | 40 |
| Env vars extracted | none extracted - see README | 4 |
| Runs | local or remote | local (stdio) |
| Endpoint auth | none (verified open) | local only |
| Maintenance | actively maintained | actively maintained |
| License | MIT | LGPL-3.0 |
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Category rank | #1 of 75 | #2 of 75 |
What their tools cover
Extracted from each project's README - the tools each server hands your agent. A missing list means the README doesn't document one, not that no tools exist.
Emailmd no tool list in README
Email MCP 40 tools documented
list_accounts- List all configured email accountslist_mailboxes- List folders with unread counts and special-use flagslist_emails- Paginated email listing with date, sender, subject, and flag filtersget_email- Read full email content with attachment metadataget_emails- Fetch full content of multiple emails in a single call (max 20)get_email_status- Get read/flag/label state of an email without fetching the bodysearch_emails- Search by keyword across subject, sender, and bodydownload_attachment- Download an email attachment by filename
+32 more on the full page
Environment variables found in the READMEs
These are extracted names, not a requiredness check. Project docs may mark them optional or require other setup.
Emailmd
No environment variables were extracted from the README setup. Check the project documentation for other authentication or configuration steps.
Email MCP
- MCP_EMAIL_ADDRESS
- MCP_EMAIL_PASSWORD
- MCP_EMAIL_IMAP_HOST
- MCP_EMAIL_SMTP_HOST
Which one, for what
Derived from the signals above, not hands-on testing.
Pick Emailmd if…
- → release velocity matters - 10+ releases in 90 days vs 0
- → you want a hosted endpoint instead of running a local process
Pick Email MCP if…
- → its documented toolset fits - 40 tools including list_accounts, list_mailboxes
- → measured package adoption matters - 39,767 monthly installs
Who's behind them
Emailmd - anypost: 1 MCP server tracked, 1 maintained, 1,303 combined stars.
Email MCP - codefuturist: 1 MCP server tracked, 1 maintained, 101 combined stars.
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Quick answers
Is Emailmd better than Email MCP?
Package installs favor Email MCP: 39,767 monthly installs to 16,603. Emailmd still ranks #1 of 75 maintained email servers. Data as of 2026-08-25; we haven't hands-on tested either.
Can I use Emailmd and Email MCP together?
Yes - MCP clients accept multiple servers in one config, so you can enable both email servers side by side. If their tools overlap, keep the one whose toolset fits to keep your agent's tool list lean.
What environment variables do their READMEs document?
Emailmd: no environment variables extracted from the README setup; Email MCP: 4 environment variables extracted from the README setup. Extraction does not rule out other authentication or configuration steps; check each project's current documentation.
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Methodology: package-usage signal = npm/PyPI installs (last month, platform APIs) · maintenance = commit recency + release cadence (GitHub) · tool lists and environment-variable names extracted from each project's README · endpoint auth from our own nightly probes. We haven't hand-tested these servers; everything here is data as of 2026-08-25.