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Mutt

text-based email client for Unix-like systems
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Summary

Mutt is a free software[1]. Mutt ranks in the top 7% of free software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: email client[3]
  • Movement: free software movement[4]
  • Based on: ELM[5]
  • Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[6]
  • Programmed in: C[7]
  • Operating system: GNU/Linux[8], BSD[9], macOS[10], Unix-like operating system[11]
  • Software version identifier: 1.4.2.3[12], 1.6.0[13], 1.6.1[14], 1.6.2[15], 1.7.0[16], 1.8.0[17], 1.8.1[18], 1.8.2[19], 1.9.2[20], 1.9.3[21], 1.9.4[22], 1.10.0[23], 1.10.1[24], 1.11.0[25]
  • Has use: email client[26]
  • Commons category: Mutt (e-mail client)[27]

Why It Matters

Mutt has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

BSD ELM free software macOS Maildir Michael Elkins notmuch-mutt Unix-like operating system

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . mutt.org. Retrieved . mutt.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . gitlab.com. gitlab.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . thread.gmane.org. thread.gmane.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . marc.info. Retrieved . marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . marc.info. Retrieved . marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . marc.info. Retrieved . marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . marc.info. Retrieved . marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . mutt.org. Retrieved . mutt.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . mutt.org. Retrieved . mutt.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mutt. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mutt-q1457398
MLA “Mutt.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 16 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mutt-q1457398.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mutt-q1457398_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mutt}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mutt-q1457398}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · S8321414 · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.4.2.3, 1.6.0, 1.6.1 +63
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.4.2"
  2. 6w ago · S8321414 · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.4.2.3, 1.6.0, 1.6.1 +63
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.4.1"
  3. 14w ago · S8321414 · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.4.2.3, 1.6.0, 1.6.1 +63
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.4.0"
  4. 16w ago · S8321414 · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.4.2.3, 1.6.0, 1.6.1 +63
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.3.3"
  5. 18w ago · S8321414 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aur package → mutt-kiss, mutt-git, mutt-slang
    ‎macports port → —
    Source code repository url → —
    Debian stable package → —
    + 96 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.3.1"
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