mu AlternativesEmail Clients and other similar apps like mu

mu is described as 'Tool for dealing with e-mail messages stored in the Maildir-format, on Unix-like systems. mu's main purpose is to help you to find the messages you need, quickly; in addition, it allows you to view messages, extract attachments, create new maildirs, …' and is a Email Client in the os & utilities category. There are nine alternatives to mu for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Flathub apps. The best mu alternative is Thunderbird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like mu are Betterbird, iRedMail, Columba and Mailbox for Zoho.

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mu is a tool for dealing with e-mail messages stored in the Maildir-format, on Unix-like systems. mu's main purpose is to help you to find the messages you need, quickly; in addition, it allows you to view messages,...

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  1. Thunderbird icon
     2411 likes

    Cross-platform email client supporting multiple identities, chat, and strong filtering. Extend functionality with add-ons like RSS/Atom feed readers and PGP support.

    86 Thunderbird alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • AppImageHub
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Multiple Account support
    3.  IMAP Support
    4.  Calendar Integration
    5.  SMTP Support
    6.  Email Organizer
    7.  Add-ons
    8.  Built-in RSS reader
    9.  POP3 Support
    10.  Graphical User Interface
    11.  Dark Mode
    12. Google Calendar icon  Google Calendar integration
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    • Thunderbird is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to mu.

    • Thunderbird is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to mu.

    • Thunderbird is Free and Open Sourcemu is also Free and Open Source
    • Thunderbird is Customizablemu is not according to our users
  2. Betterbird icon
     40 likes

    Betterbird is a drop-in replacement for Mozilla Thunderbird. Betterbird has more features and more fixed bugs than Thunderbird.

    28 Betterbird alternatives
    Calendar view with custom thundirbird dark theme

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Chocolatey

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight
    3.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Multiple Account support
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Unified inbox
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  PGP Encryption
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Portable
    9. Google Calendar icon  Sync with Google Calendar
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  POP3 Support
    12.  Built-in RSS reader
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  3. iRedMail icon
     20 likes

    A fully fledged, free email server solution, an open source project (GPL v2).

    Use official binary packages from Linux/BSD distributions, with both i386 and x86_64 support.

    Easy, fast deployment in LESS THAN 1 MINUTE. View YouTube Video to check how easy it is.

    Works on both no.

    67 iRedMail alternatives
    Main components and working process

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    iRedMail iconmu Icon

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    • iRedMail is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to mu.

    • iRedMail is Freemium and Open Sourcemu is Free and Open Source
  4. Columba icon
     4 likes

    Columba is an email client written in Java, featuring a user-friendly graphical interface with wizards and internalionalization support. Its a powerful mail management tool with features to enhance your productivity and communication.

    57 Columba alternatives
    Columba screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.4, released in March 2007, can be still downloaded from SourceForge.

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  5. Mailbox for Zoho icon
     1 like

    Multi-Account Zoho client for Mac.

    78 Mailbox for Zoho alternatives
    Mailbox for Zoho screenshot 1

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Zoho Mail

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Two-factor Authentication
    2.  Real time collaboration
    Mailbox for Zoho iconmu Icon

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    • Mailbox for Zoho is the most popular commercial alternative to mu.

    • Mailbox for Zoho is Paid and Proprietarymu is Free and Open Source
    • Mailbox for Zoho is Lightweightmu is not according to our users
  6. notmuch icon
     5 likes

    Notmuch is a system for indexing, searching, reading, and tagging large collections of email messages. It uses the Xapian library to provide fast, full-text search of very large collection of email with a very convenient search syntax.

    7 notmuch alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    notmuch iconmu Icon

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  7. Nmzmail icon
     5 likes

    nmzmail is a tool, primarily to be used with mutt, for indexing and searching maildir folders. Based on the result of a search query using the search

    3 Nmzmail alternatives
    Nmzmail screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Nmzmail iconmu Icon

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  8.  3 likes

    Astroid is a Mail User Agent. As such, all Astroid provides is a graphical interface to your email. Thus, Astroid enables you to launch actions that rely on the performance of other programs to actually fetch, sync, index, search and send your email.

    7 astroid alternatives
    astroid screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    Last GitHub commit on Nov 2018: https://github.com/gauteh/astroid

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  9. TouchMail icon
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    Navigate messages with zooms and swipes across your messages.

    Turn your email into colorful, visual tiles you can explore with your fingers or mouse. Rich 3D visualizations and familiar gestures make TouchMail the fastest and easiest way to keep your inbox clean and keep import.

    69 TouchMail alternatives
    Visual mail

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    TouchMail Features

    1.  IMAP Support
    TouchMail iconmu Icon

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