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E-mail reader with support for Notmuch, NNTP and much more. Version 20260616 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
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Package summary
E-mail reader with support for Notmuch, NNTP and much more
Project links
Commands and aliases
- neomutt
history
Project history and usage
NeoMutt is a terminal mail user agent that preserves Mutt's keyboard-driven Unix workflow while collecting and maintaining features that had long lived as external Mutt patches. Its package value comes from shipping those features together: Notmuch, NNTP, sidebar behavior, Lua, LMDB header caching, SMTP/IMAP/POP support, and extensive configuration.
Project history
NeoMutt's own history says Mutt was created by Michael Elkins in 1995 and became a favorite among terminal-mail users. NeoMutt formed in the mid-2010s when Richard Russon gathered long-standing Mutt patches, fixed and documented them, and made the result a 'project of projects' for developers and patch users.
Adoption history
NeoMutt grew by offering a maintained home for Mutt enhancements that distributions and users had been carrying separately. Its official history says regular releases and feature stabilization began in 2016, and the features page shows many stable features dated in 2016, including Notmuch, NNTP, sidebar, status color, progress bar, and trash-folder support.
How it is used
Package nerds use NeoMutt when they want mail in the terminal but do not want to assemble a patch stack themselves. Common setups pair it with local Maildir, isync/mbsync or OfflineIMAP, msmtp, GnuPG, address books, and Notmuch virtual mailboxes. The Homebrew formula's dependencies reflect that style: gpgme, notmuch, lmdb, lua, ncurses, pcre2, sqlite, OpenSSL, and related libraries.
Why package nerds care
NeoMutt is important because it turned the Mutt patch-stack culture into a packaged tool with regular releases. On the 2026-05-12 Homebrew API snapshot, the formula reported 6,330 installs over 365 days and 696 installs over 30 days, which is a healthy signal for a power-user terminal mail client.
Timeline
- 1995: Mutt created by Michael Elkins, according to NeoMutt's history page.
- 2015-12-21: neomutt/neomutt GitHub repository created.
- 2016: NeoMutt begins regular releases and stabilizing fork features.
- 2017-06-02: NeoMutt release notes made sidebar, IMAP, POP, SMTP, compressed, and NNTP always built.
- 2026-05-04: Homebrew formula stable version 20260504.
Related projects
- Mutt
- Notmuch
- Maildir
- NNTP
- GnuPG
- isync
- msmtp
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/neomutt/neomutt
- https://docs.neomutt.org/explanation/history.html
- https://formulae.brew.sh/api/formula/neomutt.json
- https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt/blob/main/README.md
- https://neomutt.org/2017/06/02/release
- https://neomutt.org/feature.html
- https://neomutt.org/feature/notmuch
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
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
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/neomutt/neomuttrc~/.config/neomutt/neomuttrc~/.neomuttrc~/.neomutt/neomuttrc/etc/neomuttrc/etc/NeoMutt/neomuttrc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
neomutt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version20260616
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:neomutt |
|---|---|
| Version | 20260616 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://neomutt.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/neomutt/neomutt |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:05:36-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation