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Mutt/NeoMutt and Pagkugi

Mail-first terminal clients with deep configuration.

At a glance

Powerful patterns and macros, Maildir, and exceptional shell composition.

Where Pagkugi differs. The closest philosophical relatives, but terminal-based and configuration-heavy, where Pagkugi is a guided graphical client.

Status
Active
License
GPL-2.0-or-later
Platforms
Terminal, Unix-like systems
Storage
First-class Maildir support, with broad external synchronization choices.
Website
https://neomutt.org/
Source
https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt

Where Mutt/NeoMutt is better

  • Exceptional configuration, macros, and shell composition.
  • Terminal operation over Maildir and many external tools.
  • A mature ecosystem of patterns, hooks, and encryption integrations.

Storage and ownership

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

Feature Pagkugi Mutt/NeoMutt
Open local storage Yes Yes
Maildir as the live store Yes Yes
Works offline Yes Yes

Accounts and protocols

The servers and providers the client can talk to.

Feature Pagkugi Mutt/NeoMutt
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 Mutt/NeoMutt
In-app HTML rendering No Mail is converted to text instead. No
HTML converted to text Yes External Through a mailcap handler.
Conversation threading Yes Yes
Calendar invitations Limited A focused read-only viewer, not a calendar application. External Through external tools.

Writing and organizing

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

Feature Pagkugi Mutt/NeoMutt
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. Yes
Mailing-list actions Yes Limited Manual actions.
Command palette or keyboard-first No Actions live in explicit context menus. Limited Keyboard-driven, without a palette.
Open-thread work view Yes No

Security and privacy

Encryption, sender checks, and what leaves the machine.

Feature Pagkugi Mutt/NeoMutt
PGP / S/MIME No Not built in. Yes Through GnuPG.
Phishing or sender checks Yes Limited
Remote content blocked Yes External Depends on the viewer.
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 Mutt/NeoMutt
Graphical desktop app Yes No
Terminal interface No Yes
Mobile app No No
Web or self-hosted No No
Calendar, contacts, or groupware No No
Plugin or extension system No Limited External helpers.
Open source No Proprietary commercial software. Yes
No account with its maker Yes Yes

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