mutt ☆

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Description:
Mongrel of mail user agents (part elm, pine, mush, mh, etc.)

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.2.15@0 | Tracked Since: Nov 22, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Productivity

Tags: email cli imap terminal mail-client

Install: brew install mutt

About:
Mutt is a compact yet powerful text-based mail client for Unix-like systems. It provides a highly configurable interface for managing email with support for IMAP, POP3, and local mailboxes. Its primary value is offering keyboard-driven efficiency and scriptability for power users who prefer the terminal.

Key Features:

Highly customizable interface and keybindings
Support for IMAP, POP3, SMTP, and local mailboxes
Advanced threading and message sorting
PGP/GPG and S/MIME integration for secure email
Scriptable for automation and workflow integration

Use Cases:

Managing large volumes of email efficiently via the terminal
Reading and organizing mailing lists with threaded views
Sending secure emails using PGP/GPG encryption
Automating email tasks through command-line scripts

Alternatives:

alpine – More user-friendly with built-in editor, but less configurable.
thunderbird – Graphical client with rich features, but lacks terminal efficiency.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 22, 2025 10:58pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	f35cd3b9
Oct 5, 2025 1:15am	2.2.15	0	VERSION_BUMP	9a4ecc4a
Oct 5, 2025 12:04am	2.2.15	0	VERSION_BUMP	05451413
Sep 16, 2025 5:35am		1	VERSION_BUMP	dc09f888
Sep 12, 2024 7:06am		0	VERSION_BUMP	d9ce560a
Aug 18, 2023 5:20am		0	VERSION_BUMP	96f0f439
Mar 25, 2023 3:29pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	d39385a6