# Matcha vs NeoMutt

- Matcha: Terminal email client written in Go with the Bubble Tea TUI library, with IMAP, JMAP and POP3 support.
- NeoMutt: Full-screen terminal mail reader forked from Mutt, with notmuch, NNTP, Lua scripting and a sidebar built in.

## Differences

- Only Matcha has built-in JMAP.
- Only NeoMutt has built-in mbox and notmuch.
- On Windows, Matcha runs natively and NeoMutt runs through WSL.
- On BSD, Matcha builds from source and NeoMutt runs natively.
- On Android, Matcha is not available and NeoMutt runs through Termux.
- Matcha has mouse support; NeoMutt does not.
- Matcha has calendar support; NeoMutt does not.
- Matcha is written in Go; NeoMutt in C.
- Configuration: Matcha uses ~/.config/matcha/config.json plus in-app settings, and NeoMutt uses neomuttrc text file.

## Side by side

| | Matcha | NeoMutt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Interface | Full-screen terminal interface | Full-screen terminal interface |
| Language | Go | C |
| License | MIT | GPL 2.0 or later |
| Linux | Native | Native |
| macOS | Native | Native |
| Windows | Native | Through WSL |
| BSD | Build from source | Native |
| Android | Not supported | Through Termux |
| IMAP | Yes | Yes |
| POP3 | Yes | Yes |
| SMTP | Yes | Yes |
| JMAP | Yes | No |
| Maildir | Yes | Yes |
| mbox | No | Yes |
| notmuch | No | Yes |
| OpenPGP | Yes | Yes |
| S/MIME | Yes | Yes |
| OAuth2 sign-in | Yes | via script |
| Threads | Yes | Yes |
| Search | built-in search and filter | built-in patterns; notmuch for full-text |
| HTML mail | built-in rendering, with inline images in supported terminals | via mailcap and an external viewer such as w3m or lynx |
| Mouse | Yes | No |
| Multiple accounts | Yes | Yes |
| Offline use | local cache of message lists and bodies | with isync or OfflineIMAP; IMAP header and body cache |
| Calendar | shows .ics invites and sends RSVP replies | No |
| Contacts | address book built from sent and received mail | via query_command with abook or khard |
| Vim-style keys | Yes | Yes |
| Configuration | ~/.config/matcha/config.json plus in-app settings | neomuttrc text file |

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