# Install nmail with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts Terminal-based email client for Linux and macOS. Version 5.13.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-27. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nmail ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nmail ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install nmail ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: mail/nmail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add nmail ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nmail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nmail - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 5.13.7 - **Source summary:** Terminal-based email client for Linux and macOS - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-27T09:35:11Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - html2nmail (cli) - nmail (cli) - oauth2nmail (cli) - html2nmail (alias) - nmail (alias) - oauth2nmail (alias) ## Dependencies - libmagic - ncurses - openssl@3 - xapian ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Uses from macOS - curl - cyrus-sasl - expat - sqlite ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 5.13.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-27 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/d99kris/nmail - Upstream latest detected: v5.13.7 (current) ## Project history and usage nmail is a terminal email client for Linux and macOS by d99kris, with an interface intentionally reminiscent of Alpine but a smaller, simpler feature set. It speaks IMAP and SMTP, stores a local SQLite cache, supports optional AES-256 cache encryption, and includes setup paths for Gmail, iCloud, Outlook/Hotmail, and OAuth2 variants. ### Project history The public tag history starts with v0.99 on November 7, 2019 and continues through regular 5.x releases, including v5.13.7 on May 23, 2026. The README's out-of-scope list is useful history in miniature: nmail is not trying to be mutt, notmuch, or a multi-account mail workbench; it chooses one-account-per-session, remote IMAP/SMTP, an external editor, and a terminal UI. ### Adoption history nmail occupies the modern lightweight-TUI mail niche: easier setup than classic power-user clients, but still local and keyboard-first. Homebrew's API reported 54 installs in 30 days, 108 in 90 days, and 462 in 365 days when checked on July 1, 2026, with package-manager support also documented for MacPorts, Arch/AUR, and Guix. ### How it is used Users typically start with `nmail -s gmail`, `nmail -s gmail-oauth2`, `nmail -s icloud`, or `nmail -s outlook-oauth2`, then compose in `$EDITOR`, view through terminal/external viewers, search local cache, and optionally export cached mail as Maildir. Its privacy document states that it does not include telemetry or background network access beyond configured mail servers. ### Timeline - 2019-11-07: first visible tag, v0.99. - 2023-03-08: issue discussion shows real-world Outlook OAuth2 usage around v4.14. - 2026-05-23: v5.13.7 tag and Homebrew stable version. - 2026-07-01: Homebrew formula reports 462 installs over the preceding 365-day analytics window. ### Related projects - Alpine - mutt - aerc - notmuch ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for nmail. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## 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: ~/.config/nmail/main.conf, ~/.config/nmail/auth.conf ## Credential files - Unix: ~/.config/nmail/secret.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** nmail - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - apk - nmail - 5.11.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nmail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal-based email client | https://github.com/d99kris/nmail - apk - nmail-doc - 5.11.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nmail-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal-based email client (documentation) | https://github.com/d99kris/nmail - apk - nmail-oauth - 5.11.4-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nmail-oauth from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal-based email client (OAuth2 Python helper script) | https://github.com/d99kris/nmail - MacPorts - nmail: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: mail/nmail/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [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. - [xapian](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xapian/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [neomutt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neomutt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, imap, productivity, smtp. - [himalaya](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/himalaya/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, imap, productivity, smtp. - [pop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, productivity, smtp, terminal. - [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. - [imap-backup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imap-backup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, imap, productivity. - [imapfilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imapfilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, email, imap, productivity. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nmail.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nmail.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