# Matcha vs mblaze

- Matcha: Terminal email client written in Go with the Bubble Tea TUI library, with IMAP, JMAP and POP3 support.
- mblaze: Set of small Unix utilities for reading, searching, threading and composing mail stored in Maildir folders.

## Differences

- Matcha is a full-screen terminal client; mblaze is a command-line program.
- Only Matcha has built-in IMAP, POP3, SMTP and JMAP.
- On Windows, Matcha runs natively and mblaze runs through WSL.
- On BSD, Matcha builds from source and mblaze runs natively.
- Matcha has mouse support; mblaze does not.
- Matcha has calendar support; mblaze does not.
- Matcha has S/MIME; mblaze does not.
- Matcha has OAuth2 sign-in; mblaze does not.
- Matcha has Vim-style keys; mblaze does not.
- Matcha is written in Go; mblaze in C.
- Configuration: Matcha uses ~/.config/matcha/config.json plus in-app settings, and mblaze uses ~/.mblaze/profile (header-style key: value lines).

## Side by side

| | Matcha | mblaze |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Interface | Full-screen terminal interface | Command-line tools and prompts |
| Language | Go | C |
| License | MIT | CC0 1.0 and MIT |
| Linux | Native | Native |
| macOS | Native | Native |
| Windows | Native | Through WSL |
| BSD | Build from source | Native |
| Android | Not supported | Not supported |
| IMAP | Yes | Through a separate tool |
| POP3 | Yes | Through a separate tool |
| SMTP | Yes | Through a separate tool |
| JMAP | Yes | No |
| Maildir | Yes | Yes |
| mbox | No | No |
| notmuch | No | No |
| OpenPGP | Yes | via contrib scripts |
| S/MIME | Yes | No |
| OAuth2 sign-in | Yes | No |
| Threads | Yes | Yes |
| Search | built-in search and filter | mpick and magrep filter messages by headers, flags and content |
| HTML mail | built-in rendering, with inline images in supported terminals | via a filter command in ~/.mblaze/filter used by mshow |
| Mouse | Yes | No |
| Multiple accounts | Yes | via separate Maildirs and profile settings |
| Offline use | local cache of message lists and bodies | full; works only on local Maildir |
| Calendar | shows .ics invites and sends RSVP replies | No |
| Contacts | address book built from sent and received mail | No |
| Vim-style keys | Yes | No |
| Configuration | ~/.config/matcha/config.json plus in-app settings | ~/.mblaze/profile (header-style key: value lines) |

Pages: [Matcha](https://terminalemail.com/clients/matcha/index.md), [mblaze](https://terminalemail.com/clients/mblaze/index.md)