
Comments about Kontact as an Alternative to Mutt

- Kontact is Free and Open Source
Mutt is described as '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' and is a popular Email Client in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Mutt for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and BSD apps. The best Mutt alternative is Thunderbird, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mutt are Betterbird, Evolution, Microsoft Outlook and eM Client.


Wino is a lightweight native mail client for Windows 10/11. It is still in active development. Main motivation for this project is to replace Mail & Calendar for Windows with modern Windows design without using web technologies for speed.




Not CLI-based, windows only


Engineered for iOS, macOS, and watchOS, this fast mail client supports multiple account types, custom actions, Smart Inbox filtering, unified inbox, privacy mode, email scheduling, snooze, third-party app integration, flexible personalization, and advanced workflow tools.



Not CLI-based, so not really an alternative


NeoMutt is a command-line mail reader. It's a version of Mutt with added features.
Alpine is a 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.

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.

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.

Not CLI-based, so not really an alternative

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.




LucaMail is an open source, cross-platform email client. LucaMail is developed to provide cross-platform alternative to Email Clients that are really exists. LucaMail focuses on modern technologies as well as maintaining a user-friendly UI.




The free Zimbra Desktop client allows you to meld the online and offline worlds – storing and synching your email, calendar, contacts, files and documents in the cloud, yet having them locally accessible when on the road.




Foxmail is a free POP3 and IMAP4 e-mail client in English and Chinese for Windows systems.


Not CLI-based, limited platform support


Mail is designed to let you manage your email quickly and effortlessly. Its interface is based on conversations, so you can read an entire discussion without having to click from message to message.

Not CLI-based, so not really an alternative