Notmuch

Notmuch: Open-Source Email Search Tool

An open-source email indexing tool for Linux, allowing fast search through large volumes of email without relying on vendor-specific APIs or online services.

What is Notmuch?

Notmuch is an open-source email indexing and search tool designed for Linux and Unix-like systems. It provides the ability to quickly search through large volumes of offline email messages, similar to Gmail or Outlook's search features, but without needing to send data to an external server.

Some key features and characteristics of Notmuch:

• Very fast email searches based on custom indexes that Notmuch creates of your mailbox content
• Supports common mailbox formats including Maildir, mbox, and general Mailbox formats
• Powerful search syntax for advanced queries by sender, recipient, date ranges, keywords, tags, and more
• Tags to categorize emails like in Gmail
• Native integration with the Mutt email client
• Command line interface for advanced scripting and integration into workflows
• Minimal storage requirements as it works directly on top of existing mail stores
• Can be used alongside existing mail programs transparently
• Open source software with community-driven development

In summary, Notmuch delivers an easy way to add quick, robust search capabilities for offline email archives. It aims to address the limitations of traditional email programs by creating searchable metadata without disrupting existing setups or requiring the migration of messages themselves.

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