macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install alotlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install alotMacPorts ports tree · mail/alot/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Fedora dnf已验证 · 92%
sudo dnf install alotFedora Rawhide package metadata · alot · 来源: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#alotnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/al/alot/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacman已验证 · 92%
sudo pacman -S alotArch Linux sync databases · alot · 来源: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
概览
软件包摘要
Text mode MUA using notmuch mail
历史
项目历史与用法
alot is a terminal-based mail user agent for the notmuch mail system. It provides a full MUA experience with a modular, command-prompt-driven interface built in Python with urwid.
项目历史
The official README defines alot as an alternative to the Emacs mode shipped with notmuch. Its manual is copyright 2012-24 Patrick Totzke, and the repository has a long 0.x release line, making it one of the durable terminal clients in the notmuch ecosystem.
Rather than replacing mail delivery, synchronization, or indexing, alot focuses on the user-agent layer: browsing notmuch-indexed mail, composing replies, managing accounts for sending through sendmail, invoking external editors, and exposing hooks, theming, and key bindings.
采用历史
alot's adoption has been strongest among users who already chose the notmuch model: mail is synchronized and indexed outside the client, then a specialized frontend provides interaction. The README points users to the manual, a wiki for contributed hooks and hacks, GitHub issues and pull requests, and an IRC channel for developer/community discussion.
Its package-manager spread across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and Ubuntu reflects the Unix-mail niche: not huge by desktop-client standards, but visible wherever terminal mail clients and notmuch workflows are packaged.
使用方式
Users run `alot` to open a terminal UI with buffers and modes. Movement works with arrow keys, page keys, `j`, `k`, and Space; `:` opens the command prompt; `?` shows key bindings for the current mode.
Configuration is an INI-style file at `~/.config/alot/config`. The docs say all config is optional, but sending mail requires at least one account entry. Features include configurable keyboard maps, colors and layout themes, contact completion commands, Python hooks, PGP/MIME signing and encryption, and notmuch database write-queue management.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
alot is significant as a small, composable Unix mail package: it assumes notmuch for indexing and lets other tools handle sync, sendmail, editors, contacts, and crypto. That makes dependency and integration metadata more important than a single monolithic app description.
It is also a good example of a lowercase command/package name that intentionally belongs to a larger toolchain. Package users rarely install `alot` alone; they install it as part of a notmuch-centered terminal mail setup.
时间线
- 2012-2024: Official manual copyright range for Patrick Totzke.
- 0.x era: Git tags show a long 0.x release series through v0.12.
- Current: README and Read the Docs manual describe alot as a notmuch-based terminal MUA with modular command-prompt UI.
Related projects
- notmuch is the mail indexer that alot builds on.
- urwid is the Python terminal UI toolkit used by alot.
- sendmail-compatible tools, external editors, and PGP/MIME tooling are part of common alot deployments.
来源
安全态势
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没有找到 alot 的匹配本地密钥处理 manifest。Nucleus 软件包元数据仍在此发布，以便未来覆盖拥有稳定的软件包 URL。
安装行为
- formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
- Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 6 个平台目标。
- 安装时包含 4 个运行时依赖。
- 构建元数据列出 2 个构建依赖。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
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
~/.config/alot/config
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
alot | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-07-10
管理器版本0.12
管理器更新时间2026-06-22
本地数据OK
上游not checked
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- 信息No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/pazz/alotnone 置信度
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:alot |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.12 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/alot |
| 主页 | https://github.com/pazz/alot |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/pazz/alot |
| 上游文档 | https://alot.readthedocs.io/en/latest |
| 许可证 | GPL-3.0-only |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/pazz/alot.git |
| 最后更新 | 2026-06-22T14:02:42-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| 依赖 | gpgmepy, libmagic, notmuch, python@3.14 |
| 构建依赖 | sphinx-doc, swig |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
源数据库详情
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | alot |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
alot 0.11-2
Text mode MUA using notmuch mail
sudo apt install alot- Section: mail
- Architecture: all
- 9 依赖
- 5 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Alot
Debian apt95%
alot-doc 0.11-2
Text mode MUA using notmuch mail - documentation
sudo apt install alot-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: alot
- 1 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Alot
Nix95%
alot
nix profile install nixpkgs#alot- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Alot
Ubuntu apt95%
alot 0.10-2
Text mode MUA using notmuch mail
sudo apt install alot- Section: universe/mail
- Architecture: all
- 8 依赖
- 5 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Alot
Ubuntu apt95%
alot-doc 0.10-2
Text mode MUA using notmuch mail - documentation
sudo apt install alot-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: alot
- 1 依赖
- 1 可选依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Alot
dnf95%
alot 0.12-6.fc45
Experimental terminal MUA based on notmuch mail
sudo dnf install alot- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: alot
- 4 依赖
- 3 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Alot
pacman95%
alot 0.12-1
Terminal-based MUA for the notmuch mail system
sudo pacman -S alot- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: any
- 10 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Alot
MacPorts95%
alot
sudo port install alot- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Alot
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- 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
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