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aerc

Open SourceMIT

Modern terminal-based email client for efficient workflows

Difficulty
●●● Advanced
Last check
2026-09-29

Description

aerc is a modern, terminal-based email client developed by Drew DeVault (the founder of SourceHut). It offers vim-like keyboard controls, integrated patching and Git integration, an embedded terminal emulator for HTML emails, and support for tabs and split views. aerc is written in Go, supports IMAP, Maildir, notmuch, and SMTP, and is particularly well-suited for developers who use email-based workflows.

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Platforms

LinuxmacOS

Replaces the following proprietary tools

Outlook→aerc
Apple Mail→aerc

Categories

Tags

#email#terminal#cli#go#vim#entwickler#git-integration

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