Matcha
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The facts
Each one read from Matcha's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Accounts and contacts
- Matcha supports multiple accounts and includes contact management.checked 12 Oct 2026
- AI and plugins
- The documentation lists AI draft rewriting, AI agent email sending, and Lua plugins.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Calendar tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- CLI and AI
- Matcha includes command-line email tools, AI agent support for sending email, and draft rewriting with users’ preferred AI models.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Composition
- Users can write emails in Markdown with rich formatting support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Drafts
- Users can save unfinished emails and return to them later.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email features
- The documentation lists reading, replying to, deleting, and archiving emails, plus Markdown composition with rich formatting.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email management
- It supports reading, replying to, deleting, and archiving emails.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email providers
- The documentation links setup guides for Gmail, iCloud, and Outlook.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email provider setup
- The documentation provides setup guides for Gmail, iCloud, and Outlook.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extensions
- Matcha can be extended with Lua plugins.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The maker describes Matcha as a way to check an inbox or send email from the command line.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The interface is responsive and tabbed, with color-coding and focus management.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is released under the MIT License.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Multiple accounts
- Matcha supports managing multiple email accounts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Plugin marketplace
- The repository says Matcha has a built-in plugin system with 35+ community plugins and an online marketplace.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Pricing
- The opened maker pages did not state a price, paid plan, or trial.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Matcha is an email client for the terminal, built with Go and the Bubble Tea TUI library.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security features
- The documentation lists PGP, encryption, and S/MIME among its features.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The security policy asks users to report vulnerabilities privately by email and says reports will be acknowledged within 48 hours, with a fix or mitigation plan targeted within 7 days depending on severity.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security support window
- The security policy says only the latest Matcha release receives security updates.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- App coverage
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- macOS helper
- The repository describes an optional macOS menu bar helper that shows unread counts and posts native notifications for new mail.checked 12 Oct 2026
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