# nmh alternatives

Terminal email clients to use instead of [nmh](https://terminalemail.com/clients/nmh/index.md), most similar first.

1. [S-nail](https://terminalemail.com/clients/s-nail/index.md): Also 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.
2. [Himalaya](https://terminalemail.com/clients/himalaya/index.md): Also 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.
3. [Gnus](https://terminalemail.com/clients/gnus/index.md): A 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.
4. [mblaze](https://terminalemail.com/clients/mblaze/index.md): Also a command-line program, built-in Maildir. Set of small Unix utilities for reading, searching, threading and composing mail stored in Maildir folders.
5. [Mutt](https://terminalemail.com/clients/mutt/index.md): A 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.
6. [NeoMutt](https://terminalemail.com/clients/neomutt/index.md): A 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.
7. [aerc](https://terminalemail.com/clients/aerc/index.md): A 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.
8. [Alpine](https://terminalemail.com/clients/alpine/index.md): A 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.
9. [Wanderlust](https://terminalemail.com/clients/wanderlust/index.md): A 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.
10. [Cone](https://terminalemail.com/clients/cone/index.md): A 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.