mairix ☆
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Description:
Email index and search tool
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Productivity
Tags: email search indexing cli productivity
Install: brew install mairix
About:
Mairix is a tool for indexing and searching email messages stored in Maildir or mbox formats. It creates a full-text search database that allows for extremely fast queries across large email archives. It is designed to integrate with standard mail clients like Mutt for efficient email retrieval.
Key Features:
  • Fast full-text search indexing
  • Supports Maildir and mbox formats
  • Integration with mail clients like Mutt
  • Lightweight and fast performance
Use Cases:
  • Indexing large local email archives for quick searching
  • Integrating fast search capabilities into terminal-based mail clients
Alternatives:
  • notmuch – Notmuch offers more advanced tagging and integration features, while mairix focuses on simplicity and speed.
  • mu – mu (mu4e) provides tighter integration with Emacs, whereas mairix is a standalone indexer often used with other clients.
Version History
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Apr 3, 2024 9:32pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 8c42d397
Sep 29, 2023 5:56pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 488142ad
Nov 24, 2022 3:17pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4f10abc6
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