aerc ☆

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Description:
Email client that runs in your terminal

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 0.21.0@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: email terminal cli imap notmuch productivity

Install: brew install aerc

About:
Aerc is a terminal-based email client that emphasizes efficiency and keyboard-driven workflows for power users. It integrates seamlessly with the notmuch email database for powerful searching and tagging capabilities. The client is designed to handle large mailboxes efficiently and offers a highly customizable interface.

Key Features:

Vim-inspired keybindings and modal editing
Real-time IMAP and Notmuch integration
Highly customizable UI and composition templates
Built-in support for PGP/GPG encryption

Use Cases:

Managing high-volume email workflows efficiently from the terminal
Integrating email with developer tools and command-line workflows
Secure email communication with PGP support

Alternatives:

neomutt – Aerc is more modern and asynchronous, with native IMAP support, whereas Neomutt relies heavily on local mail stores and external tools for syncing.
alot – Aerc is generally considered faster and more stable, with a more intuitive configuration language (config file) compared to Alot's Python configuration.

License: MIT

Dependencies: notmuch

Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 28, 2025 11:23pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	2ce521d7
Sep 15, 2025 12:21am		0	VERSION_BUMP	1e4289b5