name: FreeScout
website_url: https://freescout.net/
description: Email-based customer support application, help desk and shared mailbox (alternative to Zendesk and Help Scout).
licenses:
  - AGPL-3.0
platforms:
  - PHP
  - Docker
tags:
  - Ticketing
source_code_url: https://github.com/freescout-help-desk/freescout
demo_url: https://demo.freescout.net/login
stargazers_count: 4140
updated_at: '2026-03-06'
archived: false
current_release:
  tag: 1.8.208
  published_at: '2026-03-06'
commit_history:
  2025-04: 29
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  2025-06: 26
  2025-07: 32
  2025-08: 19
  2025-09: 1
  2025-10: 25
  2025-11: 22
  2025-12: 26
  2026-01: 21
  2026-02: 60
  2026-03: 23