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What are the best command-line email clients for Linux?
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Best command-line email clients for Linux
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Mutt
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GPLv2+
Windows, macOS, Linux
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aerc
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MIT
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Alpine
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NeoMutt
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Notmuch
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Small and efficient
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Configuring it takes a lot of time
It takes a lot of time until you get satisfied with everything that you need because you need to try a lot of things. From simple stuff like an address book to more advanced requirements like accepting a calendar invitation. The good part is everything is possible but you need to pay the price with your time
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GPLv2+
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Windows, macOS, Linux
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Terminal based
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Steep learning curve
Learning how to navigate and configure Mutt can be time consuming. It is not a drop and drop replacement for web or GUI email clients.
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Threads emails
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No new features being released lately
Even though Mutt is still being actively developed, most releases lately have focused more on bug fixes and security updates rather than new features.
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Highly configurable
Everything is configurable, you can have display filters, hooks, and a lot of stuff before the email is even displayed on your terminal.
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Can't show HTML format
Everyone's saying mutt -- RECIPIENT@gmail.com -e 'set content_type="text/html"' -s "TITLE" < out.html could do the job, yet you may find that it's a lie.
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Active development
Even though it was first released in 1995, Mutt still enjoys an active community following it and having new releases constantly.
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Highly configurable macros
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Supports PGP encryption
GnuPG allows to sign and encrypt messages.
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It's very familiar
If you are a VI user, you will be right at home with the 'jk' navigation from one message to the next.
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Alpine
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Extremely user-friendly
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Updates are not frequent
Alpine is not updated frequently. This means that new features, bug fixes or security updates come much later than in other email clients.
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Can use the built-in text editor or can be integrated with another text editor
Alpine comes with pico, a lightweight text editor which can also be used as a standalone tool. It can also be integrated with vi, vim, emacs, etc... if the user prefers to do so.
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On-screen contextual help
Alpine has contextual help that can be displayed on-screen. Removing the need to consult the man pages every time you forget a command or how to do something inside it.
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Lets you pick the tools you prefer to compose, send and receive email
Notmuch is a highly modular email client. It only focuses on browsing and managing email, leaving to the user the freedom to choose the tools with which to do all the other tasks.
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Extendable
Sup's features can be extended through extensions developed by the community.
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Supports a large number of emails
Sup describes itself as "a console-based email client for people with a lot of email" and rightly so. The hierarchical interface that sup provides and support for tags allows users to easily manage and navigate a large number of emails.
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