Pagkugi

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A keyboard-oriented terminal mail and news client descended from Pine.

At a glance

MIME, attachments, flowed text, address books, roles, signatures, filters, and configurable composition.

Where Pagkugi differs. More approachable than the Emacs clients and broader than Pagkugi in protocol and MIME handling, while sharing a text-first workflow.

Status
Active
License
Apache-2.0
Platforms
Terminal, Unix-like systems
Storage
Mail collections, incoming folders, IMAP, and external Unix workflows; Maildir support comes from its patch ecosystem.
Website
https://alpineapp.email/
Source
https://repo.or.cz/alpine.git

Where Alpine is better

  • An approachable keyboard-driven terminal client.
  • MIME, attachments, address books, roles, and filters.
  • SSL/TLS, S/MIME builds, and OAuth2.

Storage and ownership

Where the mail actually lives, and whether it survives the client.

Feature Pagkugi Alpine
Open local storage Yes Limited Mail collections; Maildir through patches.
Maildir as the live store Yes Limited Through patches.
Works offline Yes Yes

Accounts and protocols

The servers and providers the client can talk to.

Feature Pagkugi Alpine
IMAP and SMTP Yes Yes
POP3 No Not in the first release. Yes
Gmail account No Provider-specific account model is not supported. Limited User-configured.
Microsoft / Exchange No Exchange-specific account model is not supported. Limited User-configured.
JMAP No No

Reading

How a message is presented, and what happens to HTML.

Feature Pagkugi Alpine
In-app HTML rendering No Mail is converted to text instead. No
HTML converted to text Yes Yes
Conversation threading Yes Yes
Calendar invitations Limited A focused read-only viewer, not a calendar application. No

Writing and organizing

Composition, search, and the tools that shape a mailbox.

Feature Pagkugi Alpine
Rich or HTML composition No Composes text/plain; Markdown composition is not released. No
Snooze or send later No No
Full-text search Yes Yes
Custom incoming filters No The local filter engine is implemented but switched off. Yes
Tags or labels No Read state only; no general labels or tags. Limited
Mailing-list actions Yes No
Command palette or keyboard-first No Actions live in explicit context menus. Limited Menu-driven.
Open-thread work view Yes No

Security and privacy

Encryption, sender checks, and what leaves the machine.

Feature Pagkugi Alpine
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. Limited S/MIME builds.
Phishing or sender checks Yes Limited
Remote content blocked Yes Limited
Built-in AI features No No assistant, by design. No

Platform and business

Where it runs, how it extends, and how it is sold.

Feature Pagkugi Alpine
Graphical desktop app Yes No
Terminal interface No Yes
Mobile app No No
Web or self-hosted No No
Calendar, contacts, or groupware No Limited Address book.
Plugin or extension system No Limited Mailcap handlers.
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. Yes
No account with its maker Yes Yes

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