The Insidious Big Brother Database (BBDB) is a contact management utility for use with GNU Emacs and XEmacs. It can hook into Emacs-based mail- and news-readers and automatically collect information on messages therein.
| Tags | Communications Email Database Text Editors Emacs Database Engines/Servers |
|---|---|
| Licenses | GPL |
| Operating Systems | Windows Windows Windows Windows POSIX |
| Implementation | Lisp |
Recent releases


Release Notes: Aside from the usual collection of minor bugfixes and tweaks, the new version features a rewritten completion function which consolidates all the old bits and pieces, and a new customisable layout.


Release Notes: This release adds context menu and fontlocking for GNU Emacs and many small bugfixes based on user feedback.


Release Notes: This is the first release of BBDB in two years. Its main new features are a new database format with better support for non-US addresses, provision for multiple records with the same name, autoconf build system, support for merging databases, many bugfixes, and an assortment of minor hacks.