alot
Terminal-based mail user agent for notmuch
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.
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
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