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dead-letter vs emailmd
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Convert .eml email exports to clean Markdown for RAG, LLM pipelines, and local knowledge bases
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Render markdown into email-safe HTML, lint drafts for deliverability problems, and preview emails.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. Both score close on the safety scan (92 and 91 out of 100). emailmd is hosted and callable through the gateway; dead-letter runs on your own machine. emailmd has noticeably more public adoption.
| dead-letter | emailmd | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | A92/100 | A91/100 |
| Adoption | Growing | Established |
| GitHub stars | 8 | 1.4k |
| Downloads / week | – | 5.2k |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | No | Yes |
| Tools | — | 3 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-09-19 | 2026-08-26 |
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