aerc
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
2recommend
0warn against
Jul 3, 2026first mention
Oct 22, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“AERC as a mail client it's written in Go and it's supports Maildir, so that's it.”
switched from Mutton “Rust Style Guide”
“And this is the one I use with Gmail, Outlook, Yandex:”
Caveats and dissent
No one in these comments warned against it.
Often compared with
Threads where it came up
- Rust Style Guide 1 mention
- Penguin Mail – open-source Rust email client for Linux with AI 1 mention
- Is aerc better than neomutt now? 1 mention
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All comments 3
“AERC as a mail client it's written in Go and it's supports Maildir, so that's it.”
“And this is the one I use with Gmail, Outlook, Yandex:”
“That said, Aerc feels more modern in many ways.”