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NeoMutt
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NeoMutt
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GNU General Public License version 2 or later · No warranty
Read 12 Oct 2026 · neomutt.org
On the record
- App coverage
- desktopneomutt.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Availability
- The project lists packages for multiple Linux distributions, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Cygwin, Homebrew, and MacPorts, and says users can build from source if their distribution is not listed.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Calendar tools
- Noneomutt.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Customization
- It supports configurable key bindings, keyboard macros, regular-expression searches, mail threading, and pattern matching to select messages.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- Features include encrypting a saved copy of outgoing email to yourself and displaying encryption information about a message.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- External dependencies
- NeoMutt relies on external applications for some functions, including crypto support and mailcap handling.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Limits
- The project says its Lua scripting support is limited and cannot directly interact with mailboxes or emails.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Mail protocols
- The guide has sections for optional SSL/TLS, POP3, IMAP, SMTP, and OAUTHBEARER/XOAUTH2 support.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- News support
- The stable NNTP feature lets NeoMutt communicate with a Usenet news server.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yesneomutt.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Product
- NeoMutt is a small, text-based MIME mail client based on Mutt.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Search
- The stable Notmuch feature provides an email search engine.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security guidance
- The security guide warns that NeoMutt may contain unknown security holes and recommends running it with minimal permissions, never as root.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security limitation
- The guide warns that temporary files used for viewing messages and verifying signatures may be visible or readable by other users if misconfigured.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Scheduled sending
- Noneomutt.org · read 21 Sep 2026
- Sidebar
- The sidebar displays mail folders, and the layout, colors, size, visibility, and content of the display can be configured.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Users can seek help through the users mailing list, IRC, or GitHub issues; the site notes the IRC group is small, so responses may take time.neomutt.org · read 12 Oct 2026
