The mailbox export tool is now open source
The export tool is public under AGPL-3.0. It is the third Thelemail component we publish, after the browser client and the key transparency log.
What it does
The tool runs on your own computer. It authenticates with OPAQUE, unlocks the wrapped account key locally and writes each mailbox folder as a standard MBOX file. An interrupted export can be resumed. Nothing is decrypted on our side, because the tool holds the only key that can read the ciphertext we store.
Why it is published
We tell people they can leave with their mail. That promise is worth more when the code behind it can be read, built and audited rather than taken on trust. Publishing the exporter also means the format and the decryption path outlive our involvement.
Mobile client source remains private. The open source page lists what is published, what is not, and how to check that the deployed browser client matches its repository.