# alpine
> User-friendly terminal email client suitable for beginners and power users

## Summary
User-friendly terminal email client with menu-driven interface

## Capabilities
- Send and receive email from the terminal
- Support IMAP and POP3 protocols
- Provide a menu-driven, easy-to-learn interface
- Handle email folders and address books

## When to Use
- You want a user-friendly terminal email client
- You need an easy-to-learn email client

## When NOT to Use
- You need modern email features like HTML rendering

## Related Tools
- [mutt](/tools/mutt) (complementary)
- [alot](/tools/alot) (complementary)
- [sup](/tools/sup) (complementary)

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Source: https://littlescripts.sh/tools/alpine
