# mblaze vs Mutt

- mblaze: Set of small Unix utilities for reading, searching, threading and composing mail stored in Maildir folders.
- Mutt: Long-running text-mode email client with IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support, configured through a muttrc file.

## Differences

- mblaze is a command-line program; Mutt is a full-screen terminal client.
- Only Mutt has built-in IMAP, POP3, SMTP and mbox.
- On Android, mblaze is not available and Mutt runs through Termux.
- Mutt has S/MIME; mblaze does not.
- Mutt has OAuth2 sign-in; mblaze does not.
- Mutt has Vim-style keys; mblaze does not.
- Configuration: mblaze uses ~/.mblaze/profile (header-style key: value lines), and Mutt uses muttrc text file.

## Side by side

| | mblaze | Mutt |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Interface | Command-line tools and prompts | Full-screen terminal interface |
| Language | C | C |
| License | CC0 1.0 and MIT | GPL 2.0 or later |
| Linux | Native | Native |
| macOS | Native | Native |
| Windows | Through WSL | Through WSL |
| BSD | Native | Native |
| Android | Not supported | Through Termux |
| IMAP | Through a separate tool | Yes |
| POP3 | Through a separate tool | Yes |
| SMTP | Through a separate tool | Yes |
| JMAP | No | No |
| Maildir | Yes | Yes |
| mbox | No | Yes |
| notmuch | No | No |
| OpenPGP | via contrib scripts | Yes |
| S/MIME | No | Yes |
| OAuth2 sign-in | No | via script |
| Threads | Yes | Yes |
| Search | mpick and magrep filter messages by headers, flags and content | built-in patterns; server-side IMAP search |
| HTML mail | via a filter command in ~/.mblaze/filter used by mshow | via mailcap and an external viewer such as w3m or lynx |
| Mouse | No | No |
| Multiple accounts | via separate Maildirs and profile settings | Yes |
| Offline use | full; works only on local Maildir | with isync or OfflineIMAP; IMAP header and body cache |
| Calendar | No | No |
| Contacts | No | via query_command with abook or khard |
| Vim-style keys | No | Yes |
| Configuration | ~/.mblaze/profile (header-style key: value lines) | muttrc text file |

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