# S-nail alternatives

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

1. [nmh](https://terminalemail.com/clients/nmh/index.md): Also 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.
2. [Himalaya](https://terminalemail.com/clients/himalaya/index.md): Also 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.
3. [Gnus](https://terminalemail.com/clients/gnus/index.md): A 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.
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 IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Maildir and mbox. 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 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.
7. [aerc](https://terminalemail.com/clients/aerc/index.md): A 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.
8. [Alpine](https://terminalemail.com/clients/alpine/index.md): A 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.
9. [Cone](https://terminalemail.com/clients/cone/index.md): A 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.
10. [Matcha](https://terminalemail.com/clients/matcha/index.md): A 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.