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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, iPhone and BSD. The best alternative is eM Client, which is free. Other great apps like Alpine are Evolution, Apple Mail, Mutt and Kontact - KMail.

Alpine alternatives are mainly Email Clients but may also be Calendar Apps or Email Organizers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Alpine.
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  • Free • Open Source
  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux

Alpine is a fast, easy to use email client for the command line that is suitable for both the inexperienced email user as...

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  1. eM Client is a full featured email client with a clean and efficient user interface.

    ⚫︎ Multiple Account supporteM Client support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
    ⚫︎ Dark ModeeM Client supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
    ⚫︎ Unified inboxView e-mails (or similar) from all accounts in one unified view with eM Client.
    ⚫︎ Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
    ⚫︎ Sync with Google CalendareM Client can be synchronized with Google Calendar
    ⚫︎ Automatic BackupeM Client will automatically back up your data periodically.
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    eM Client: Inbox view
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    eM Client is not a command line email client.

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

    ⚫︎ Calendar ViewEvolution has a built-in calendar view to have a clear overview of your content over time.
    ⚫︎ Multiple Account supportEvolution support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
    ⚫︎ Sync with Google CalendarEvolution can be synchronized with Google Calendar
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  4. There’s big news attached. The best way to manage email on a Mac, according to Apple.

    ⚫︎ CustomizableApple Mail is easy to customize with themes or similar features.
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    Apple Mail is not a command line email client.

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    Mutt

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Xfce

    Mutt is a small but very powerful text-based mail client for Unix operating systems.

    ⚫︎ Command line interfaceMutt either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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    More modern features while still bein completely contained on the command line, Mutt is a very good alternative to Alpine.

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    It is a pure command line email client

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    Kontact - KMail

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Linux
    • BSD

    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.

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  8. Personal Information Manager (Mail, Contact, Calendar and more).

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

    ⚫︎ Multiple Account supportaerc support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
    ⚫︎ Command line interfaceaerc either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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    Polymail

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    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    The most powerful platform for email productivity in a beautiful native app — on desktop and mobile.

    ⚫︎ Multiple Account supportPolymail support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
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    MailMate

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    • Mac
    • S/MIME
    • OpenPGP

    MailMate is an IMAP e-mail client for Mac featuring extensive keyboard control, Markdown supported email composition, advanced search conditions and drill-down search links, equally advanced smart mailboxes, automatic signature handling, cryptographic encryption/signing...

    ⚫︎ Support for MarkDownMailMate supports MarkDown for document formatting.
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    By default MailMate has a classic email client layout, but don’t let this fool you. MailMate is highly configurable.
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    NeoMutt

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    • Free • Open Source
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    NeoMutt was created when Richard Russon (FlatCap) took all the old Mutt patches, sorted through them, fixed them up and documented them.

    ⚫︎ Command line interfaceNeoMutt either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
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