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S-nailNeoMutt
Free

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

 Free

Free and open source under the GPL.

Command line macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Supports MIME email
  • Provides command-line email sending and reading
  • Collects and maintains the Mutt patches that were previously scattered
  • Notmuch tags and IMAP keywords as custom mailbox tags
  • Requires a Unix-like environment
  • 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: BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSD-4-Clause AND ISC AND HPND-sell-variant AND RSA-MD License: GPL-2.0
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

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