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aerc
aerc · founded 2019
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All listed features · no paid tiers stated
Read 15 Oct 2026 · aerc-mail.org
aerc
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100% free and open source software
Read 12 Oct 2026 · aerc-mail.org
On the record
- Accounts
- Multiple accounts can be configured and displayed in separate tabs.lwn.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Address books
- carddav-query can connect to CardDAV servers such as Nextcloud or Radicale and provide address completion.aerc-docs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- App coverage
- desktopaerc-mail.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Asynchronous networking
- IMAP and JMAP operations are asynchronous so a slow network should not lock the interface.aerc-mail.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Bandwidth use
- aerc downloads only the information needed to display its interface.aerc-mail.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Build requirements
- Building from source requires Go 1.25 or newer, scdoc and GNU make; Notmuch support is optional.github.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Calendar invites
- The :accept and :decline commands generate replies to meeting invitations but do not update the user's calendar.lwn.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Calendar tools
- Yesaerc-mail.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Companion tools
- The documented ecosystem includes mbsync, notmuch, msmtp, pass, w3m, carddav-query, GnuPG and pandoc.aerc-docs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Composition
- Email composition uses an embedded terminal in a tmux-style interface, allowing users to check incoming mail and reference other threads while composing.aerc-mail.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Configuration files are plain text under .config/aerc by default, including accounts.conf and binds.conf.lwn.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Controls
- It offers Vim-style keybindings and an ex-command system for automation.aerc-mail.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can remap keys, run command sequences, reorder folders and style or conditionally color message columns.lwn.net · read 15 Oct 2026
- Documentation depth
- Documentation includes installation, quickstart, provider guides, recipes and man pages for accounts, bindings, configuration, protocols, search, templates and tutorials.aerc-docs.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Email backends
- It supports multiple accounts and IMAP, Maildir, Notmuch, Mbox, and JMAP backends.aerc-mail.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Embedded composition
- Messages can be composed in an embedded tmux-style terminal while users inspect incoming mail and other threads.aerc-mail.org · read 15 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Shell commands can be invoked through keybindings, pipes, templates and the embedded terminal.news.ycombinator.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Git integration
- The project describes first-class support for working with Git and email.aerc-mail.org · read 15 Oct 2026
