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alot

Terminal-based mail user agent for notmuch

Mail Servers ★ 749 stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

alot is a terminal mail user agent built on the notmuch tagging mail system, offering a thread-centric interface for reading and composing email. It is well suited to self-hosted mail setups using notmuch.

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Key features

  • Terminal mail agent for notmuch
  • Thread-centric interface
  • Tag-based mail navigation

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • Written in Python
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM

Is alot secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for alot's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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