Command-line tool

mu

brew/mu

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Tool for searching e-mail messages stored in the maildir-format editor python microbit

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Mu.Mu -e

macOS

brew install mu

Linux

brew install mu

Initialize the email database, optionally specifying the Maildir directory and email addresses

mu init --maildir=path/to/directory --my-address=name@example.com

Index new emails

mu index

Find messages using a specific keyword (in message body, subject, sender, ...)

mu find keyword

Browse

• Email

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