Alot

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App coverage

desktopgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026

Composition

It can open terminal windows for asynchronous mail editing and supports forwarding, replying, and group replies.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Customization

Users can configure keyboard maps, colour and layout themes, Python event hooks, and contact lookup commands.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Dependencies

Alot depends on notmuch and urwid, among other listed libraries and Python bindings.alot.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Email retrieval

The FAQ says Alot does not fetch, send, or edit mail itself; it uses notmuch for the mail index and relies on external tools for mail handling.alot.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Encryption

Alot supports constructing signed and encrypted PGP/MIME mail through GnuPG and requires a running gpg-agent for GPG use.alot.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026

HTML rendering

Inline HTML rendering requires a mailcap entry for an external renderer such as w3m.alot.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Interface

It provides a modular, command-prompt-driven interface as an alternative to the Emacs mode shipped with notmuch.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Mail handling

Alot can print or pipe messages and threads and offers a configurable status bar with notification popups.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Mail sending

Alot supports multiple accounts for sending mail through sendmail.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Offline access

Yesgithub.com · read 20 Sep 2026

Purpose

Alot is a terminal-based mail user agent for the notmuch mail system.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

Sending limitation

Sending mail is supported only through a sendmail shell command.alot.readthedocs.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Support

The project invites questions and suggestions in the #alot IRC channel on Libera.Chat and through GitHub issues or pull requests.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026

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