Terminal Email

meli alternatives

Terminal email clients to use instead of meli, most similar first: same kind of interface, then shared protocols and systems.

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Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux.aercTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, SMTP, JMAP, Maildir, mbox and notmuch, calendar. Terminal email client written in Go with IMAP, JMAP, Maildir and notmuch backends and an embedded terminal for editing.vs meli
Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux.NeoMuttTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, SMTP, Maildir, mbox and notmuch, adds POP3. Full-screen terminal mail reader forked from Mutt, with notmuch, NNTP, Lua scripting and a sidebar built in.vs meli
Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android.MatchaTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, SMTP, JMAP and Maildir, adds POP3, runs natively on Windows, calendar. Terminal email client written in Go with the Bubble Tea TUI library, with IMAP, JMAP and POP3 support.vs meli
Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux.MuttTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds POP3. Long-running text-mode email client with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support, configured through a muttrc file.vs meli
Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux.AlpineTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, SMTP and mbox, adds POP3, runs natively on Windows, calendar. Menu-driven terminal email client descended from Pine, with built-in help, setup screens and native Windows builds.vs meli
Runs on BSD, on Windows through WSL, builds from source on Linux. Not available for macOS or Android.ConeTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds POP3. Full-screen console mail client and newsreader from the Courier mail server project.vs meli
Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL. Not available for Android.alotTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in Maildir and notmuch. Terminal mail reader written in Python that works on a local notmuch database, with tag-based search and threads.vs meli
Runs on Linux and macOS, on Windows through WSL, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android.SupTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in Maildir and mbox. Curses email client in Ruby built around threads, labels and fast full-text search over local mail.vs meli
Runs on Linux and macOS. Not available for Windows, BSD or Android.nmailTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP and SMTP. Terminal email client for Linux and macOS with an Alpine-like interface and built-in IMAP and SMTP.vs meli
Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux.Forward EmailFeaturedTUISource-availableAlso a full-screen terminal client, runs natively on Windows, calendar. Forward Email's webmail in the terminal: mail, calendar, contacts and settings, with mouse support and a key hint bar.vs meli

Also: Gnus, Himalaya, S-nail, nmh, Notmuch Emacs interface, Wanderlust, mu4e and mblaze.