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Alpine vs NeoMutt: catalog facts
AlpineNeoMutt
Free

Free to download and use.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Windows, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Lightweight keyboard-driven terminal interface
  • Complete documentation built into the program
  • Collects and maintains the Mutt patches that were previously scattered
  • Notmuch tags and IMAP keywords as custom mailbox tags
  • Text-only interface with no rich HTML rendering
  • Releases are infrequent
  • Terminal only, with a configuration file that must be written before it is useful
  • Mutt's keybindings and terminology take real time to learn
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: GPL-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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