macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install muttlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install muttMacPorts ports tree · mail/mutt/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install mutt with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Mongrel of mail user agents (part elm, pine, mush, mh, etc.). Version 2.4.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add muttAlpine Linux edge package indexes · mutt · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install muttDebian stable package indexes · mutt · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install muttFedora Rawhide package metadata · mutt · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#muttnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mu/mutt/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S muttArch Linux sync databases · mutt · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install muttopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mutt · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Mongrel of mail user agents (part elm, pine, mush, mh, etc.)
Project links
Commands and aliases
- flea
- mutt
- mutt_dotlock
- mutt_pgpring
- muttbug
- pgpewrap
- smime_keys
history
Project history and usage
Mutt is one of the long-running Unix text-mode mail user agents. The project page credits Michael Elkins as the original author and says maintenance moved to the members of the Mutt development mailing list. LWN's account traces its design to Elm, with ideas from Pine and Mush contributing to both the feature set and the name.
Project history
Mutt established its role by being a keyboard-driven, highly configurable MUA rather than a complete groupware client. Its manual emphasizes MIME mail, key bindings, macros, threading, pattern matching, hooks, color configuration, OpenPGP/GPG, S/MIME, IMAP, POP, and SMTP support. In practice users pair it with external editors, local mail stores, MTAs, filters, indexers such as Notmuch, and sync tools, which fits the Unix style of composing small programs.
How it is used
The 2.0 release was a notable milestone because it marked a major-version update for a tool with roots in the 1990s and brought interface and configuration refinements while preserving Mutt's terminal-first model. In package-manager terms, Mutt is a baseline text email client: it is packaged broadly across Unix-like systems, and NeoMutt exists as a closely related fork or variant that collects extra features and patches for users who want a more batteries-included branch of the same tradition.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 8 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
~/.muttrc~/.mutt/muttrc$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mutt/muttrc
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.muttrc~/.mutt/muttrc$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mutt/muttrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
flea | cli | global executable | |
mutt | cli | global executable | |
mutt_dotlock | cli | global executable | |
mutt_pgpring | cli | global executable | |
muttbug | cli | global executable | |
pgpewrap | cli | global executable | |
smime_keys | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.4.1
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://www.mutt.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mutt |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.4.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mutt |
| Homepage | http://www.mutt.org/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt |
| Upstream docs | https://mutt.org/doc/manual |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/mutt/mutt-2.4.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-04T07:03:00Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext, gpgme, libgpg-error, libidn2, libunistring, lmdb, ncurses, openssl@3 |
| Uses from macOS | bzip2, cyrus-sasl, krb5 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | mutt_dotlock(1) has been installed, but does not have the permissions to lock spool files in /var/mail. To grant the necessary permissions, run sudo chgrp mail $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/mutt/2.4.1/bin/mutt_dotlock sudo chmod g+s $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/mutt/2.4.1/bin/mutt_dotlock Alternatively, you may configure `spoolfile` in your .muttrc to a file inside your home directory. |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | mutt |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Conflicts With |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
mutt 2.2.13-1
text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading
sudo apt install mutt- Section: mail
- Architecture: amd64
- 11 dependencies
- 2 provides
- 11 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
Nix95%
mutt
nix profile install nixpkgs#mutt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
Ubuntu apt95%
mutt 2.2.12-0.1build4
text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading
sudo apt install mutt- Section: mail
- Architecture: amd64
- 11 dependencies
- 2 provides
- 11 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
apk95%
mutt 2.3.2-r0
Small and very powerful text-mode email client
sudo apk add mutt- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mutt
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
apk95%
mutt-doc 2.3.2-r0
Small and very powerful text-mode email client (documentation)
sudo apk add mutt-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mutt
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
apk95%
mutt-lang 2.3.2-r0
Languages for package mutt
sudo apk add mutt-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mutt
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
dnf95%
mutt 2.3.2-1.fc45
A text mode mail user agent
sudo dnf install mutt- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mutt
- 16 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
pacman95%
mutt 2.3.2-1
Small but very powerful text-based mail client
sudo pacman -S mutt- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 19 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
zypper95%
mutt 2.3.2-1.1
Mail Program
sudo zypper install mutt- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Email/Clients
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: mutt
- 23 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
zypper95%
mutt-doc 2.3.2-1.1
Additional Documentation about Mutt
sudo zypper install mutt-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Documentation/Other
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mutt
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
zypper95%
mutt-lang 2.3.2-1.1
Languages for Mutt
sudo zypper install mutt-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mutt
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
MacPorts95%
mutt
sudo port install mutt- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mutt
source trail
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment