Alpine Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Alpine for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Evolution, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Alpine and nine of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Alpine are Mutt, Kontact - KMail, Kontact and aerc.

Alpine alternatives are mainly Email Clients but may also be Calendar Apps or Contact Managers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Alpine.

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Alpine

Free • Open Source
Email Client

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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Evolution
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Free • Open Source
Email Client
Calendar App
Linux
BSD
Flathub
S/MIME
GNOME
OpenPGP
83 Evolution alternatives
Evolution is a personal information management application that provides integrated mail, calendaring, address book and task list functionality. Evolution supports a wide range of industry standard data formats and network protocols for information exchange, with an emphasis on...
- - Evolution is the most popular Linux alternative to Alpine.
- - Evolution is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Alpine.
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Evolution Features
1. Calendar IntegrationEvolution lets you sync your tasks and events with your calendar application.
2. Calendar ViewEvolution has a built-in calendar view to have a clear overview of your content over time.
3. Ad-freeEvolution doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Multiple Account supportEvolution support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
5. GPG EncryptionEvolution supports GPG (aka GnuPG) for encryption of things like emails, messages, files, etc.
6. Spam FilterEvolution can detect unsolicited, unwanted and virus-infected emails, calls, files, etc.
7. RemindersEvolution allows you to set reminders for tasks, events or actions, based on parameters of time, place or condition.
8. Sync with Google CalendarEvolution can be synchronized with Google Calendar
Contacts
CalDAV Support
Encrypted Email
CardDAV Support
Personal Information Manager (PIM)
IMAP Support
Exchange
POP3 Support
Multiple languages
Integrated Spam Protection
Mutt
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Free • Open Source
Email Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
Xfce
57 Mutt alternatives
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...
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Mutt Features
1. PGP EncryptionMutt supports PGP, an encryption system used for sending encrypted emails and files.
2. Command line interfaceMutt either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Tui
Console-based
Text-based
IMAP Support
POP3 Support
S/MIME Support
Comments about Mutt as a Alternative to Alpine
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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
Email Client
Linux
BSD
59 Kontact - KMail alternatives
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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Kontact - KMail Features
1. Email OrganizerKontact - KMail allows you to take control of your inbox by filtering and control tools.
Encryption methods
Kontact
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Free • Open Source
Email Client
Calendar App
Contact Manager
Linux
112 Kontact alternatives
Personal Information Manager (Mail, Contact, Calendar and more).
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Kontact Features
Google integration
Convert Email to Task
KDE
Feed Reader
Personal Information Manager (PIM)
Contacts
aerc
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Free • Open Source
Email Client
Linux
53 aerc alternatives
aerc is an email client that runs in your terminal. It's highly efficient and extensible, perfect for the discerning hacker.
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aerc Features
1. Multiple Account supportaerc support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
2. Dark Modeaerc supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
3. Command line interfaceaerc either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
4. Lightweightaerc consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
5. Support for ThemesYou can use themes and templates to change the look and feel of aerc.
6. Support for scriptingaerc supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
7. Portableaerc can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
IMAP Support
Terminal-based
Guided configuration
Colored Text
FOSS
Keyboard focused
Mnemonic key bindings
Keyboard navigation
meli
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Free • Open Source
Email Client
Linux
51 meli alternatives
Experimental terminal mail client aiming for configurability and extensibility with sane defaults.
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meli Features
IMAP Support
sup
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Free • Open Source
Email Client
Linux
52 sup alternatives
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.
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sup Features
1. Multiple Account supportsup support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
2. Command line interfacesup either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Console-based
IMAP Support
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Command line email client.
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NeoMutt
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Free • Open Source
Email Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
11 NeoMutt alternatives
NeoMutt was created when Richard Russon (FlatCap) took all the old Mutt patches, sorted through them, fixed them up and documented them.
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NeoMutt Features
1. Command line interfaceNeoMutt either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Configurable
IMAP Support
POP3 Support
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nmail
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Free • Open Source
Email Client
Mac
Linux
4 nmail alternatives
nmail is a light-weight console/terminal-based email client for Linux and macOS with a user interface similar to alpine / pine.
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nmail Features
Guided configuration
Console-based
IMAP Support
Terminal-based
SMTP Support