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NeoMutt

Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks — The command-line email client.

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LicenseGPL-2.0
GitHub stars4.2k
Last commit1 weeks ago
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Cli EmailMuttNotmuchCProductivityTerminal Client
Overview

Why consider NeoMutt?

NeoMutt is a command-line email reader based on Mutt. It brings modern enhancements including sidebar mailboxes, Lua scripting, Notmuch virtual folders, background mail syncing, and OAuth2 authentication.

Guided learning

Learn NeoMutt by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of NeoMutt

NeoMutt provides lightning-fast keyboard-driven email triaging inside terminal consoles with Vim-like keybindings.

Installation

bash
1# Ubuntu/Debian
2sudo apt install neomutt
3
4# macOS via Homebrew
5brew install neomutt

NeoMutt is licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.0 (GPL-2.0).

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NeoMutt FAQs

NeoMutt is listed as a Communication tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

NeoMutt is listed under the GPL-2.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

NeoMutt is listed as an alternative to Alpine. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.