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meli

Terminal email client with a modern interface

Mail Servers ★ 899 stars Medium setup GPL-3.0

meli is a terminal mail user agent written in Rust, supporting IMAP, Maildir, mbox, and notmuch backends with a configurable, modern interface. It works with any self-hosted mail server.

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Key features

  • Terminal mail client in Rust
  • IMAP, Maildir, mbox, notmuch
  • Configurable modern interface

Strengths

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

Is meli secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for meli'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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