S-nail alternatives
Terminal email clients to use instead of S-nail, 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. | nmhCLIAlso a command-line program, built-in POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, calendar. The MH message handling system: separate shell commands to read, file, search and send mail stored one file per message. | vs S-nail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android. | HimalayaCLIAlso a command-line program, built-in IMAP, SMTP and Maildir, adds 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 S-nail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | GnusEmacsA mail client that runs inside Emacs, built-in IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, runs natively on Windows, mouse support, calendar. Mail and news reader built into GNU Emacs, with back ends for IMAP, POP3, local mail folders and NNTP. | vs S-nail |
| 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 S-nail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | MuttTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox. Long-running text-mode email client with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support, configured through a muttrc file. | vs S-nail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | NeoMuttTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds notmuch. Full-screen terminal mail reader forked from Mutt, with notmuch, NNTP, Lua scripting and a sidebar built in. | vs S-nail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | aercTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, SMTP, Maildir and mbox, adds JMAP 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 S-nail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | AlpineTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, POP3, SMTP 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 S-nail |
| 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 IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox. Full-screen console mail client and newsreader from the Courier mail server project. | vs S-nail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android. | MatchaTUIA full-screen terminal client, built-in IMAP, POP3, SMTP and Maildir, adds JMAP, 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 S-nail |
Also: Wanderlust, meli, mu4e, Notmuch Emacs interface, Sup, alot, Forward Email and nmail.