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NeoMutt vs Alpine: catalog facts
NeoMutt	Alpine
Free Free and open source under the GPL.	Free Free to download and use.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Linux, Command line
Collects and maintains the Mutt patches that were previously scattered Notmuch tags and IMAP keywords as custom mailbox tags	Lightweight keyboard-driven terminal interface Complete documentation built into the program
Terminal only, with a configuration file that must be written before it is useful Mutt's keybindings and terminology take real time to learn	Text-only interface with no rich HTML rendering Releases are infrequent
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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