Compare software

S-nailaerc
Free

Free software distributed under multiple BSD, ISC, HPND, and RSA-MD licenses.

 Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence.

Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Supports MIME email
  • Provides command-line email sending and reading
  • 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
  • Requires a Unix-like environment
  • 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: BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause AND ISC AND HPND-sell-variant AND RSA-MD License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 21, 2026

Catalog facts only. Anything “not stated” is unconfirmed. Check full listings for details.