Terminal Email

Terminal email clients with OAuth2 sign-in

Clients that can sign in to Gmail and Microsoft 365 with OAuth2, built in or with a helper script. 13 clients on this site qualify.

13 clients
SystemsNameLanguage and license
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. Go
MIT
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. C
Apache 2.0
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. Emacs Lisp
GPL 3.0 or later
Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android. HimalayaCLICommand-line email client written in Rust that lists, reads, sends and moves mail through shell commands with JSON output. Rust
MIT or Apache 2.0
Runs on Linux, macOS and Windows, builds from source on BSD. Not available for Android. MatchaTUITerminal email client written in Go with the Bubble Tea TUI library, with IMAP, JMAP and POP3 support. Go
MIT
Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD. Not available for Windows or Android. meliTUITerminal email client written in Rust with IMAP, JMAP, notmuch, Maildir, mbox and NNTP backends and TOML configuration. Rust
EUPL 1.2 or GPL 3.0 or later
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. Emacs Lisp (mu4e), C++ (mu)
GPL 3.0 or later
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. C
GPL 2.0 or later
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. C
GPL 2.0 or later
Runs on Linux and macOS. Not available for Windows, BSD or Android. nmailTUITerminal email client for Linux and macOS with an Alpine-like interface and built-in IMAP and SMTP. C++
MIT
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. Emacs Lisp
GPL 3.0 or later
Runs on Linux, macOS and BSD, on Windows through WSL. Not available for Android. S-nailCLICommand-line mail program that implements POSIX mailx, with MIME, IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Maildir and S/MIME support. C
ISC and BSD 2-Clause and BSD 3-Clause and BSD 4-Clause
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. Emacs Lisp
GPL 2.0 or later

Other lists: PGP, IMAP, POP3, JMAP, Maildir, notmuch, mouse support, Email clients with Vim keys, a calendar, Emacs and Open-source terminal.