nmh alternatives
Terminal email clients to use instead of nmh, 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. Not available for Android. | S-nailCLIAlso a command-line program, built-in POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP. Command-line mail program that implements POSIX mailx, with MIME, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Maildir and S/MIME support. | vs nmh |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android. | HimalayaCLIAlso a command-line program, built-in SMTP and Maildir, adds IMAP and JMAP, runs natively on Windows. Command-line email client written in Rust that lists, reads, sends and moves mail through shell commands with JSON output. | vs nmh |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | GnusEmacsA mail client that runs inside Emacs, built-in POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP, runs natively on Windows, mouse support. Mail and news reader built into GNU Emacs, with back ends for IMAP, POP3, local mail folders and NNTP. | vs nmh |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL. Not available for Android. | mblazeCLIAlso a command-line program, built-in Maildir. Set of small Unix utilities for reading, searching, threading and composing mail stored in Maildir folders. | vs nmh |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | MuttTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP. Long-running text-mode email client with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support, configured through a muttrc file. | vs nmh |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | NeoMuttTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP and notmuch. Full-screen terminal mail reader forked from Mutt, with notmuch, NNTP, Lua scripting and a sidebar built in. | vs nmh |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | aercTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP, JMAP and notmuch, mouse support. Terminal email client written in Go with IMAP, JMAP, Maildir and notmuch backends and an embedded terminal for editing. | vs nmh |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | AlpineTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in POP3, SMTP and mbox, adds IMAP, runs natively on Windows, mouse support. Menu-driven terminal email client descended from Pine, with built-in help, setup screens and native Windows builds. | vs nmh |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | WanderlustEmacsA mail client that runs inside Emacs, built-in POP3, SMTP and Maildir, adds IMAP, mouse support. Mail and news reader for Emacs, written in Emacs Lisp, with built-in IMAP, POP3, NNTP and SMTP support. | vs nmh |
| Runs on BSD, on Windows through WSL, builds from source on Linux. Not available for macOS or Android. | ConeTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP. Full-screen console mail client and newsreader from the Courier mail server project. | vs nmh |
Also: Matcha, mu4e, Notmuch Emacs interface, meli, Sup, alot, Forward Email and nmail.