# freescout **Repository Path**: mirrors_snapappointments/freescout ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: freescout - **Description**: FreeScout — Free self-hosted help desk & shared mailbox (Zendesk / Help Scout alternative) - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: AGPL-3.0 - **Default Branch**: dist - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 0 - **Forks**: 0 - **Created**: 2020-08-19 - **Last Updated**: 2026-07-11 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README # Free Self-Hosted Zendesk & Help Scout Alternative


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**FreeScout** is the super lightweight free open source help desk and shared inbox written in PHP7 (Laravel 5.5 framework) – self hosted clone of HelpScout. Now you can enjoy free Zendesk & Help Scout without giving up privacy or locking yourself into a service you don't control. FreeScout has been developed from scratch and is not using any copyrighted Help Scout or Zendesk materials. ![FreeScout](https://freescout-helpdesk.github.io/img/screenshots/screenshot.png) ## Table of Contents * [Features](#features) * [Demo](#demo) * [Mobile Apps](#mobile-apps) * [Modules](#modules) * [Requirements](#requirements) * [News & Updates](#news--updates) * [Installation](#installation) * [Contributing](#contributing) * [Screenshots](#screenshots) ## Features * No limitations on the number of users, tickets, etc. * 100% Mobile-friendly. * Multilingual (English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, German, Spanish, Swedish). * Seamless email integration. * Web installer & updater. * Starred conversations. * Forwarding conversations. * Moving conversations between mailboxes. * Phone conversations. * Sending new conversations to multiple recipients at once. * Push notifications. * Following a conversation. * Auto reply. * Notes. * Pasting screenshots from the clipboard into the reply area. * Configuring notifications on a per user basis. * Open tracking. * Editing threads. * Search. Need anything else? Suggest features [here](https://freescout.net/request-feature/). ## Demo **[Live Demo](https://demo.freescout.net)** ## Mobile Apps Android App ## Modules [Available modules](https://freescout.net/modules/) ## Requirements FreeScout is a pure PHP/MySQL application, so it can be easily deployed even on a shared hosting. * Nginx / Apache / IIS * PHP 7.0 - 7.4 * MySQL 5.0+ / MariaDB 5.0+ / PostgreSQL ## News & Updates If you would like to be notified about important news and updates you can subscribe [here](https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=freescout) ## Installation [Installation Guide](https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/wiki/Installation-Guide) Images & one-click installs: * [Docker Image](http://freescout.net/docker/) * [Softaculous](http://www.softaculous.com/apps/customersupport/FreeScout) (cPanel, Plesk, ISPmanager, H-Sphere, DirectAdmin, InterWorx) * [Fantastico](http://ff3.netenberg.com/visitors/scripts/freescout/view) (cPanel, DirectAdmin, ISP Manager, ISP Config) * [Cloudron](https://cloudron.io/store/net.freescout.cloudronapp.html) * [Ubuntu 18.04](https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/wiki/Installation-Guide#interactive-installation-bash-script-ubuntu-1804) ## Contributing * [Development Guide](https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/wiki/Development-Guide) * [Todo list](https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/labels/help%20wanted) * [Translate](https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/wiki/Translate) * [Support project by leaving a feedback](https://github.com/freescout-helpdesk/freescout/wiki#support-project) ## Screenshots Dashboard: ![Dashboard](https://freescout-helpdesk.github.io/img/screenshots/dashboard.png) Conversation: ![Conversation](https://freescout-helpdesk.github.io/img/screenshots/conversation.png) Mailbox connection settings page: ![Mailbox connection settings page](https://freescout-helpdesk.github.io/img/screenshots/mailbox-connection.png) Notifications: ![Notifications](https://freescout-helpdesk.github.io/img/screenshots/notifications.png) Push notification: ![Push notification](https://freescout-helpdesk.github.io/img/screenshots/push.png) Web installer: ![Web installer](https://freescout-helpdesk.github.io/img/screenshots/installer.png) Login page: ![Login page](https://freescout-helpdesk.github.io/img/screenshots/freescout-login.png)