Notmuch Emacs interface alternatives
Terminal email clients to use instead of Notmuch Emacs interface, most similar first: same kind of interface, then shared protocols and systems.
| Systems | Client | Compare |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | GnusEmacsAlso a mail client that runs inside Emacs, built-in SMTP and Maildir, adds IMAP, POP3 and mbox, runs natively on Windows. Mail and news reader built into GNU Emacs, with back ends for IMAP, POP3, local mail folders and NNTP. | vs Notmuch Emacs interface |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | mu4eEmacsAlso a mail client that runs inside Emacs, built-in SMTP and Maildir. Email client that runs inside GNU Emacs, built on the mu Maildir indexer and search tool. | vs Notmuch Emacs interface |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | WanderlustEmacsAlso a mail client that runs inside Emacs, built-in SMTP and Maildir, adds IMAP and POP3. Mail and news reader for Emacs, written in Emacs Lisp, with built-in IMAP, POP3, NNTP and SMTP support. | vs Notmuch Emacs interface |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | aercTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in SMTP, Maildir and notmuch, adds IMAP, JMAP and mbox. Terminal email client written in Go with IMAP, JMAP, Maildir and notmuch backends and an embedded terminal for editing. | vs Notmuch Emacs interface |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | NeoMuttTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in SMTP, Maildir and notmuch, adds IMAP, POP3 and mbox. Full-screen terminal mail reader forked from Mutt, with notmuch, NNTP, Lua scripting and a sidebar built in. | vs Notmuch Emacs interface |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | MuttTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in SMTP and Maildir, adds IMAP, POP3 and mbox. Long-running text-mode email client with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support, configured through a muttrc file. | vs Notmuch Emacs interface |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | nmhCLIA command-line program, built-in SMTP and Maildir, adds POP3 and mbox. The MH message handling system: separate shell commands to read, file, search and send mail stored one file per message. | vs Notmuch Emacs interface |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL. Not available for Android. | alotTUIA 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 Notmuch Emacs interface |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | AlpineTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in SMTP, adds IMAP, POP3 and mbox, runs natively on Windows. Menu-driven terminal email client descended from Pine, with built-in help, setup screens and native Windows builds. | vs Notmuch Emacs interface |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android. | HimalayaCLIA 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 Notmuch Emacs interface |
Also: Matcha, meli, S-nail, Cone, Forward Email, mblaze, Sup and nmail.