nmail alternatives
Terminal email clients to use instead of nmail, most similar first: same kind of interface, then shared protocols and systems.
| Systems | Client | Compare |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | aercTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP and SMTP, adds JMAP, Maildir, mbox and notmuch, mouse support, calendar. Terminal email client written in Go with IMAP, JMAP, Maildir and notmuch backends and an embedded terminal for editing. | vs nmail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | AlpineTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP and SMTP, adds POP3 and mbox, runs natively on Windows, mouse support, calendar. Menu-driven terminal email client descended from Pine, with built-in help, setup screens and native Windows builds. | vs nmail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android. | MatchaTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP and SMTP, adds POP3, JMAP and Maildir, runs natively on Windows, mouse support, calendar. Terminal email client written in Go with the Bubble Tea TUI library, with IMAP, JMAP and POP3 support. | vs nmail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD. Not available for Windows or Android. | meliTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP and SMTP, adds JMAP, Maildir, mbox and notmuch, mouse support. Terminal email client written in Rust with IMAP, JMAP, notmuch, Maildir, mbox and NNTP backends and TOML configuration. | vs nmail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | MuttTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP and SMTP, adds POP3, Maildir and mbox. Long-running text-mode email client with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support, configured through a muttrc file. | vs nmail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | NeoMuttTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP and SMTP, adds POP3, Maildir, mbox and notmuch. Full-screen terminal mail reader forked from Mutt, with notmuch, NNTP, Lua scripting and a sidebar built in. | vs nmail |
| 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 and SMTP, adds POP3, Maildir and mbox. Full-screen console mail client and newsreader from the Courier mail server project. | vs nmail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL. Not available for Android. | alotTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, adds Maildir and notmuch, mouse support. Terminal mail reader written in Python that works on a local notmuch database, with tag-based search and threads. | vs nmail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | Forward EmailFeaturedTUISource-availableAlso a full-screen terminal client, runs natively on Windows, mouse support, calendar. Forward Email's webmail in the terminal: mail, calendar, contacts and settings, with mouse support and a key hint bar. | vs nmail |
| Runs on Linux and macOS, on Windows through WSL, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android. | SupTUIAlso a full-screen terminal client, adds Maildir and mbox. Curses email client in Ruby built around threads, labels and fast full-text search over local mail. | vs nmail |
Also: Gnus, Himalaya, S-nail, Wanderlust, mu4e, nmh, Notmuch Emacs interface and mblaze.