floatpane/matcha
A beautiful and functional email client for your terminal, built with Go and the charming Bubble Tea TUI library. Never leave your command line to check your inbox or send an email again! observed · 2026-09-01
Health v2 · maintenance only
79/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 80
- Longevity 28
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 1
- age_days: 401
- days_rel: 52
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 90
Adoption not part of the score
1078 stars · 83 forks observed · 2026-09-01
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Matcha is a terminal-based email client built in Go using the Bubble Tea TUI framework, offering a modern interface for reading, managing, and sending email without leaving the command line. It supports multiple accounts, rich content rendering, and includes a plugin marketplace with 35+ community extensions.
Use cases
- check my email inbox from the terminal
- send email without leaving the command line
- manage multiple email accounts in a TUI
- a modern alternative to mutt or aerc
- extend my email client with community plugins
- read rich HTML email content in the terminal
When to choose
- you live in the terminal and want to triage or send email without switching to a GUI client
- you want a modern, actively developed TUI email client with plugin extensibility
- you manage multiple email accounts and prefer keyboard-driven workflows
When to avoid
- you need heavy attachment handling, calendar integration, or full HTML composition that GUI clients handle better
- you prefer a mouse-driven graphical email experience
- you need a headless mail server or automated mail processing rather than an interactive client
Facets
application · maturity active
email cli terminal-ui plugin-system email developer-tools cli cross-platform go email-client tui bubbletea mutt-alternative terminal-email plugin-marketplace inbox mail command-line
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/floatpane/matcha · fetched 2026-09-01 · 78c0d6b7056a
- homepage: https://matcha.email · fetched 2026-08-29 · 37d5ab2666ea
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| floatpane/matcha | main | 79 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="floatpane/matcha")
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