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meliaerc
Free

Free and open source under the GPLv3.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

macOS, Linux, Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Supports IMAP, Maildir, notmuch, JMAP and mbox
  • Plain text configuration with sane defaults
  • Composes in an embedded terminal, so you can read other mail while replying
  • Built for the git mailing-list patch workflow, with diff highlighting and repo tabs
  • Described by its developers as experimental
  • Non-UTF-8 encodings are read-only
  • Terminal only, with vim-style keybindings to learn
  • HTML mail rendering is a terminal browser, so complex newsletters look poor
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-3.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

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