bower-mail ☆

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Description:
Curses terminal client for the Notmuch email system

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.1.1@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: email notmuch tui curses cli

Install: brew install bower-mail

About:
Bower-mail is a curses-based terminal user interface (TUI) client designed for interacting with the Notmuch email system. It provides a fast, keyboard-driven environment for reading, searching, and managing email directly from the console. This tool is ideal for users seeking a lightweight, efficient email workflow without leaving their terminal.

Key Features:

Curses-based TUI for intuitive terminal navigation
Fast integration with the Notmuch email indexing system
Keyboard-centric design for efficient email management
Lightweight and suitable for remote or resource-constrained environments

Use Cases:

Managing email on headless servers via SSH
Power users seeking a keyboard-driven, distraction-free email client
Integrating a fast email interface into an existing Notmuch workflow

Alternatives:

aerc – A more modern and feature-rich TUI email client with built-in support for various protocols, whereas bower-mail is specifically tied to Notmuch.
alot – Another TUI client for Notmuch, written in Python, offering a different UI paradigm and extensibility model.

License: GPL-3.0-or-later

Dependencies: gpgme, ncurses, 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
Sep 15, 2025 9:39pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	4f7bd6c9