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.

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