# Terminal email clients for Android

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.

## Clients

| Client | Android | Install |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Forward Email](https://terminalemail.com/clients/forward-email/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install nodejs && npm install -g forwardemail` |
| [aerc](https://terminalemail.com/clients/aerc/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install aerc` |
| [Alpine](https://terminalemail.com/clients/alpine/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install alpine` |
| [Gnus](https://terminalemail.com/clients/gnus/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install emacs` |
| [mu4e](https://terminalemail.com/clients/mu4e/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install mu isync` |
| [Mutt](https://terminalemail.com/clients/mutt/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install mutt` |
| [NeoMutt](https://terminalemail.com/clients/neomutt/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install neomutt` |
| [nmh](https://terminalemail.com/clients/nmh/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install nmh` |
| [Notmuch Emacs interface](https://terminalemail.com/clients/notmuch-emacs/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install notmuch emacs isync msmtp` |
| [Wanderlust](https://terminalemail.com/clients/wanderlust/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install emacs, then M-x package-install RET wanderlust RET` |

## Mail tools

| Client | Android | Install |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [isync](https://terminalemail.com/tools/isync/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install isync` |
| [msmtp](https://terminalemail.com/tools/msmtp/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install msmtp` |
| [notmuch](https://terminalemail.com/tools/notmuch/index.md) | Through Termux | `pkg install notmuch` |

## 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?

aerc, Alpine, Gnus, Mutt, NeoMutt and Wanderlust. The others read local mail that a sync tool such as isync keeps up to date, or, for Forward Email's app, connect through its API.

### 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.