Terminal Email is an independent guide to maintained terminal-based email clients and tools for Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD, and Android. It compares 19 email clients and seven mail utilities, with information on supported systems, protocols, features, programming languages, licenses, and installation commands. The site helps users find programs for reading and sending email, from full-screen interfaces to command-line tools, and includes setup guidance for connecting with Forward Email or another provider.

A featured offering is Forward Email’s terminal application, which brings its webmail experience into a text-based interface. Alongside email, it supports calendars, contacts, tasks, and settings, with keyboard shortcuts, mouse interaction, scrolling, and plain-text message composition. Users can explore a demo without signing in or install the application on supported systems, including through npm where Node.js is available. The guide also profiles a range of third-party clients, such as aerc, Alpine, Himalaya, Mutt, and NeoMutt, helping users compare options and choose an approach suited to their system and workflow.