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mailutils for Mac

Swiss Army knife of email handling

Quick answer: mailutils is a communication app for macOS. Install it with brew install mailutils. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 30 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What mailutils is

mailutils is a communication app for macOS: swiss Army knife of email handling.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

How to install mailutils

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install mailutils.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install mailutils on Mac?

Run brew install mailutils in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is mailutils open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.

Does mailutils run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is mailutils?

It was installed 30 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5587 in this catalogue.

What version of mailutils is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.21.