# Sup alternatives

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

1. [aerc](https://terminalemail.com/clients/aerc/index.md): Also a full-screen terminal client, built-in Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP, SMTP, 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.
2. [Mutt](https://terminalemail.com/clients/mutt/index.md): Also a full-screen terminal client, built-in Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP, POP3 and SMTP. Long-running text-mode email client with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support, configured through a muttrc file.
3. [NeoMutt](https://terminalemail.com/clients/neomutt/index.md): Also a full-screen terminal client, built-in Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP, POP3, SMTP and notmuch. Full-screen terminal mail reader forked from Mutt, with notmuch, NNTP, Lua scripting and a sidebar built in.
4. [alot](https://terminalemail.com/clients/alot/index.md): Also a full-screen terminal client, built-in Maildir, adds notmuch, mouse support. Terminal mail reader written in Python that works on a local notmuch database, with tag-based search and threads.
5. [Alpine](https://terminalemail.com/clients/alpine/index.md): Also a full-screen terminal client, built-in mbox, adds IMAP, POP3 and SMTP, 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.
6. [Cone](https://terminalemail.com/clients/cone/index.md): Also a full-screen terminal client, built-in Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP, POP3 and SMTP. Full-screen console mail client and newsreader from the Courier mail server project.
7. [Matcha](https://terminalemail.com/clients/matcha/index.md): Also a full-screen terminal client, built-in Maildir, adds IMAP, POP3, SMTP and 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.
8. [meli](https://terminalemail.com/clients/meli/index.md): Also a full-screen terminal client, built-in Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP, SMTP, JMAP and notmuch, mouse support. Terminal email client written in Rust with IMAP, JMAP, notmuch, Maildir, mbox and NNTP backends and TOML configuration.
9. [Forward Email](https://terminalemail.com/clients/forward-email/index.md): Also a full-screen terminal client, runs natively on Windows, mouse support, calendar. Forward Email's webmail in the terminal: mail, calendar, contacts and settings, with mouse support and a key hint bar.
10. [Gnus](https://terminalemail.com/clients/gnus/index.md): A mail client that runs inside Emacs, built-in Maildir and mbox, adds IMAP, POP3 and SMTP, 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.