Alpine AlternativesEmail Clients and other similar apps like Alpine

Alpine is described as 'Fast, easy to use email client for the command line that is suitable for both the inexperienced email user as well as for the most demanding of power users. Alpine is based on the Pine® Message System (http://www.washington' and is a Email Client in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Alpine for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Android apps. The best Alpine alternative is Evolution, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Alpine are eM Client, Apple Mail, Mutt and Kontact.

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  1. Evolution icon
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    Evolution is a personal information management application that provides integrated mail, calendaring, address book and task list functionality.

    69 Evolution alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • S/MIME
    • GNOME
    • OpenPGP
     
    • Evolution is the most popular Linux alternative to Alpine.

    • Evolution is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Alpine.

    • Evolution is Free and Open SourceAlpine is also Free and Open Source
  2. eM Client icon
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    eM Client is a full featured e-mail client with a modern and easy to use interface. eM Client also offers calendar, tasks, contacts, notes and chat.

    61 eM Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
     
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    eM Client is not a command line email client.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • eM Client is the most popular Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Alpine.

    • eM Client is Freemium and ProprietaryAlpine is Free and Open Source
  3. Apple Mail icon
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    Access, view and manage messages from all your email accounts in one place. Categorize your messages into easy to browse categories. Catch up on email easily with Apple Intelligence powered Priority Messages and summarizations.

    105 Apple Mail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
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    Comments about Apple Mail as an Alternative to Alpine
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    Apple Mail is not a command line email client.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Apple Mail is the most popular Web-based, iPhone & iPad alternative to Alpine.

    • Apple Mail is Free and ProprietaryAlpine is Free and Open Source
    • Apple Mail is CustomizableAlpine is not according to our users
  4. Mutt icon
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    Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client for Unix operating systems. Some of its features are: color support, message threading, MIME support (including RFC2047 support for encoded headers), PGP/MIME (RFC2015), various features to support mailing lists, including...

    51 Mutt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce
     
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    More modern features while still bein completely contained on the command line, Mutt is a very good alternative to Alpine.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    It is a pure command line email client

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Mutt is Free and Open SourceAlpine is also Free and Open Source
  5. KMail icon
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    KMail is the email component of Kontact, the integrated personal information manager of KDE. Kontact is a personal information manager and groupware software suite for KDE. It supports calendars, contacts, notes, to-do lists, news, and email.

    52 KMail alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. aerc icon
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    aerc is an email client that runs in your terminal. It's highly efficient and extensible, perfect for the discerning hacker.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. MailMate icon
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    Mac IMAP email client featuring keyboard control, Markdown email composition, advanced search capabilities, smart mailboxes, automatic signature handling, cryptographic options with OpenPGP/S-MIME, tagging, multiple notifications, and customizable layouts including widescreen.

    67 MailMate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • S/MIME
    • OpenPGP
     
    • MailMate is the most popular commercial alternative to Alpine.

    • MailMate is Paid and ProprietaryAlpine is Free and Open Source
  8. sup icon
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    Sup is a console-based email client for people with a lot of email. It supports tagging, very fast full-text search, automatic contact- list management, custom code insertion via a hook system, and more.

    46 sup alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
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    Command line email client.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • sup is Free and Open SourceAlpine is also Free and Open Source
  9. Polymail icon
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    The most powerful platform for email productivity in a beautiful native app — on desktop and mobile.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  10. meli icon
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    Experimental terminal mail client aiming for configurability and extensibility with sane defaults.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. NeoMutt icon
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    NeoMutt is a command-line mail reader. It's a version of Mutt with added features.

    11 NeoMutt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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