List of mailing list software
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This is a list of notable electronic mailing list software, which facilitate the widespread distribution of email to many Internet users.
| Name | Initial release | Latest stable release | Latest release date | Written in | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dada Mail | 2000-01 | 11.22.0[1] | 2023-09-18[±] | Perl | GNU GPL |
| Discourse | 2013 |
v2026.1.0[2] |
2026-01-08; 5 months ago[±] |
Ruby | GNU GPLv2 + |
| ezmlm/idx | 1997-06-15[3] | 7.2.2[4] | 2014-05-15 | C | GNU GPLv2 |
| ezmlmx | 2025-09-11 | 0.69[5] | 2025-09-11 | C | GNU GPLv2 |
| GNU Mailman | 1999-07-30[6] | 3.3.10[7] | 2024-10-01[±] | Python, some C | GNU GPLv2 + |
| GroupServer | 2005 | 16.04[8] | 2016-03-01 | Python, some C | GNU GPL |
| LISTSERV | 1986 | 17.5[9] | 2024-11-20 | ? | Proprietary |
| ListProc[10] | 1988 | 8.2.10[11] | 2002-03-11 | C | NPL |
| Majordomo | 1992-06 | 1.94.5 | 2000-01-19 | Perl | Majordomo |
| mlmmj[12] | 2004-04 | 2.1.0 | 2026-06-12[13] | C | MIT |
| phpList | 2000-03[14] | 3.6.16[15] | 2025-05-26[±] | PHP | AGPL |
| SmartList[16] | 1993 | 3.15 | 2000-09-03[17] | C | GNU GPL |
| Sympa | 1997-04-01 | 6.2.78[18]  |
2026-03-28; 2 months ago[±] | Perl, some C | GNU GPL |
| Systems listed on a light purple background are no longer in active development | |||||