Mutt
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Mutt, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Mutt's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Mutt | Free | Free, GPL-licensed software |
The facts
Each one read from Mutt's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Attachments
- Users can include attachments while composing, including from the command line.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can customize key bindings and macros, and configure behavior based on recipients or the current folder.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download options
- The download page lists source releases, packages for BSD and Linux systems, and a Windows package that requires Cygwin.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The manual says users can choose whether to sign, encrypt, or sign and encrypt messages from the compose menu.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The manual describes Mutt as highly configurable and suited to mail power users.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mailbox formats
- It supports mbox, MMDF, MH, and maildir mailbox formats.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mail protocols
- Its listed features include POP3 and IMAP support.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Message features
- It supports color, message threading, MIME, PGP/MIME, and mailing-list features including list-reply.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Search
- It supports regular-expression searches and an internal pattern-matching language.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security
- The manual describes SSL/TLS support for remote connections when compiled with the relevant support and recommends forcing TLS unless connecting to an unencrypted server.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security limits
- The manual says Autocrypt offers passive protection and is not a substitute for normal encryption with key signing and identity verification.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists a users-help-users mailing list, an IRC channel, and a newsgroup as community resources.checked 12 Oct 2026
- What it does
- Mutt is a text-based mail client for Unix operating systems.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 24 Sep 2026
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