# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:mutt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install mutt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install mutt ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: mail/mutt/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add mutt ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mutt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install mutt ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: mutt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install mutt ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mutt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#mutt ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/mutt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S mutt ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: mutt from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install mutt ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mutt from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:mutt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.4.1 - **Source summary:** Mongrel of mail user agents (part elm, pine, mush, mh, etc.) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T07:03:00Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - flea (cli) - mutt (cli) - mutt_dotlock (cli) - mutt_pgpring (cli) - muttbug (cli) - pgpewrap (cli) - smime_keys (cli) - flea (alias) - mutt (alias) - mutt_dotlock (alias) - mutt_pgpring (alias) - muttbug (alias) - pgpewrap (alias) - smime_keys (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - gpgme - libgpg-error - libidn2 - libunistring - lmdb - ncurses - openssl@3 ## Uses from macOS - bzip2 - cyrus-sasl - krb5 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - 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. - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.4.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: http://www.mutt.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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 - Unix: ~/.muttrc, ~/.mutt/muttrc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mutt/muttrc ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.muttrc, ~/.mutt/muttrc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/mutt/muttrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** mutt - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** tin - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - mutt - 2.2.13-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: mutt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading | http://www.mutt.org/ - Nix - mutt: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mu/mutt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - mutt - 2.2.12-0.1build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mutt from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading | http://www.mutt.org/ - apk - mutt - 2.3.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mutt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Small and very powerful text-mode email client | http://www.mutt.org - apk - mutt-doc - 2.3.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mutt-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Small and very powerful text-mode email client (documentation) | http://www.mutt.org - apk - mutt-lang - 2.3.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mutt-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package mutt | http://www.mutt.org - dnf - mutt - 2.3.2-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mutt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A text mode mail user agent | http://www.mutt.org - pacman - mutt - 2.3.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: mutt from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Small but very powerful text-based mail client | http://www.mutt.org/ - zypper - mutt - 2.3.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mutt from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Mail Program | https://www.mutt.org - zypper - mutt-doc - 2.3.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mutt-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Additional Documentation about Mutt | https://www.mutt.org - zypper - mutt-lang - 2.3.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mutt-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Languages for Mutt | https://www.mutt.org - MacPorts - mutt: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: mail/mutt/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gpgme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gpgme/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libgpg-error](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgpg-error/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libidn2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libidn2/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lmdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lmdb/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ncurses](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ncurses/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [claws-mail](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/claws-mail/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, email-client, productivity. - [aerc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aerc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, productivity, terminal. - [alot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, productivity, terminal. - [alpine](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/alpine/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, productivity, terminal. - [neomutt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neomutt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, productivity, terminal. - [pop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, productivity, terminal. - [ripmime](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ripmime/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, mime, productivity. - [urlscan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/urlscan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, productivity, terminal. - [sylpheed](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sylpheed/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, client, email, email-client, error. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/mutt.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/mutt.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph