How to: Mail Clients
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An [email client](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_client), email reader or, more formally, message user agent (MUA) or mail user agent is a computer program used to access and manage a user's email. 

- [aerc](https://aerc-mail.org/) - Terminal MUA with a focus on plaintext and features for developers. ([Source Code](https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc)) `MIT` `Go`
- [Claws Mail](http://www.claws-mail.org/) - Old school email client (and news reader), based on GTK+. ([Source Code](https://git.claws-mail.org/?p=claws.git;a=tree)) `GPL-3.0` `C`
- [ImapSync](http://imapsync.lamiral.info/) - Simple IMAP migration tool for copying mailboxes to other servers. ([Source Code](https://github.com/imapsync/imapsync)) `NLPL` `Perl`
- [Mutt](http://www.mutt.org/) - Small but very powerful text-based mail client. ([Source Code](https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt)) `GPL-2.0` `C`
- [Sylpheed](https://sylpheed.sraoss.jp/en/) - Still developed predecessor to Claws Mail, lightweight mail client. ([Source Code](https://github.com/sylpheed-mail/sylpheed)) `GPL-2.0` `C`
- [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/) - Free email application that's easy to set up and customize. ([Source Code](https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/file)) `MPL-2.0` `C/C++`