YKYH Picks
☰ Menu
Home›Communication›claws-mail
CLI Open source 29 installs/mo

claws-mail for Mac

User-friendly, lightweight, and fast email client

Quick answer: claws-mail is a communication app for macOS. Install it with brew install claws-mail. It is distributed under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence. It has 29 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What claws-mail is

claws-mail is a communication app for macOS: user-friendly, lightweight, and fast email client.

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 claws-mail

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

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.

Similar apps in Communication

Closest apps in the same category, ordered by description similarity and install base. These are related tools, not confirmed substitutes; the comparison pages cover hand-picked head-to-head matchups.

mailutilsSwiss Army knife of email handlingCLIOpen source30/moicbircProxy IRC client and ICB serverCLIOpen source31/momailsyQuickly generate a temporary email addressCLIOpen source26/moqpid-protonHigh-performance, lightweight AMQP 1.0 messaging libraryCLIOpen source26/mocnatsC client for the NATS messaging systemCLIOpen source33/mobitchxText-based, scriptable IRC clientCLIOpen source24/mo

Frequently asked questions

How do I install claws-mail on Mac?

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

Is claws-mail open source?

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

Does claws-mail 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 claws-mail?

It was installed 29 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #5638 in this catalogue.

What version of claws-mail is current?

The latest packaged version is 4.4.0.