# PHPMailer

> Email sending library for PHP

The classic PHP mailer with SMTP and attachments.

- Source: https://github.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer
- License: LGPL-2.1
- Language: PHP
- Stars: 22301
- Forks: 9782
- Contributors: 280
- Last commit: 2026-09-20
- Latest release: v7.1.1 (2026-05-18)
- Purpose: Communication
- Runs on: Library / SDK
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 75/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 22/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 21/25
- Community: 14/15
- Readiness: 8/15

## Alternatives

- [Socket.IO](https://diggithub.com/socketio/socket.io.md): Realtime bidirectional communication
- [Pipecat](https://diggithub.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat.md): Framework for voice agents
- [React Email](https://diggithub.com/resend/react-email.md): Build emails with React
- [MJML](https://diggithub.com/mjmlio/mjml.md): Framework for responsive email
- [Nodemailer](https://diggithub.com/nodemailer/nodemailer.md): Send email from Node.js
- [Hubot](https://diggithub.com/hubotio/hubot.md): Customizable chat bot
- [TEN Framework](https://diggithub.com/TEN-framework/ten-framework.md): Framework for conversational voice agents
- [Mastodon](https://diggithub.com/mastodon/mastodon.md): Self-hosted social network in the fediverse

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/PHPMailer/PHPMailer
Updated: 2026-10-03