Terminal email clients for Android
10 clients and 3 mail tools that run on Android, with the install command for each.
Termux runs a Linux-style terminal on Android without root access. Install Termux from F-Droid or its GitHub releases, then install clients with pkg install. A Bluetooth or USB keyboard makes the full-screen clients much easier to use.
forwardemail on Android
FeaturedForward Email's webmail in the terminal: mail, calendar, contacts and settings, with mouse support and a key hint bar.
Through npm in Termux, which packages Node.js 24 and later. Not tested by the project.
pkg install nodejs && npm install -g forwardemailClients
| Systems | Name | Install on Android |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | Forward EmailFeaturedTUISource-availableForward Email's webmail in the terminal: mail, calendar, contacts and settings, with mouse support and a key hint bar. | pkg install nodejs && npm install -g forwardemail |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | aercTUITerminal email client written in Go with IMAP, JMAP, Maildir and notmuch backends and an embedded terminal for editing. | pkg install aerc |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | AlpineTUIMenu-driven terminal email client descended from Pine, with built-in help, setup screens and native Windows builds. | pkg install alpine |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | GnusEmacsMail and news reader built into GNU Emacs, with back ends for IMAP, POP3, local mail folders and NNTP. | pkg install emacs |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | mu4eEmacsEmail client that runs inside GNU Emacs, built on the mu Maildir indexer and search tool. | pkg install mu isync |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | MuttTUILong-running text-mode email client with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support, configured through a muttrc file. | pkg install mutt |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | NeoMuttTUIFull-screen terminal mail reader forked from Mutt, with notmuch, NNTP, Lua scripting and a sidebar built in. | pkg install neomutt |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | nmhCLIThe MH message handling system: separate shell commands to read, file, search and send mail stored one file per message. | pkg install nmh |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | Notmuch Emacs interfaceEmacsEmacs front end for notmuch that reads, searches, tags and composes mail from a local Maildir. | pkg install notmuch emacs isync msmtp |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | WanderlustEmacsMail and news reader for Emacs, written in Emacs Lisp, with built-in IMAP, POP3, NNTP and SMTP support. | pkg install emacs, then M-x package-install RET wanderlust RET |
| No client matches. | ||
Mail tools
| Systems | Name | Install on Android |
|---|---|---|
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | isyncCLICommand line program (mbsync) that syncs IMAP mailboxes with local Maildir folders in both directions. | pkg install isync |
| Runs on Linux, macOS, Windows and BSD, on Android through Termux. | msmtpCLISMTP client with a sendmail-compatible interface that terminal mail clients use to send mail. | pkg install msmtp |
| Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL, on Android through Termux. | notmuchCLICommand-line mail indexer that adds fast full-text search, threading and tags to a local Maildir. | pkg install notmuch |
| Nothing matches. | ||
Questions
Which terminal email clients run on Android?
10 clients run on Android, all through Termux: Forward Email, aerc, Alpine, Gnus, mu4e, Mutt, NeoMutt, nmh, Notmuch Emacs interface and Wanderlust.
Which Android clients have built-in IMAP?
Does Forward Email work on Android?
Yes. Its terminal app runs in Termux through npm, and every other client on this page can use a Forward Email mailbox over IMAP and SMTP, directly or through a sync tool.