# Mutt privacy rating

Text-based terminal email client for Unix-like systems with built-in IMAP, POP3 and SMTP support, message threading and OpenPGP and S/MIME encryption.

## Summary

Mutt scores 89 out of 100 (grade B) on the email clients criteria. It meets 7 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, OpenPGP support, connects directly, blocks remote content and works with any provider. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt
- Source code: https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt
- Platforms: Linux, macOS
- Category: [Email clients](https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/)
- Grade: B (89/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | GPL-2.0-or-later. | https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/blob/master/COPYRIGHT |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Volunteer free software project. No ads. | https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/blob/master/README |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| OpenPGP support | Yes | OpenPGP and S/MIME are built in, through GnuPG or GPGME. | https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/blob/master/doc/PGP-Notes.txt |
| Connects directly | Yes | Connects directly to IMAP, POP3 and SMTP servers. No vendor service is involved. | https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/blob/master/doc/manual.xml.head |
| Blocks remote content | Yes | Text-based client that does not load remote content. HTML is passed to an external viewer set in mailcap. | https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/blob/master/doc/manual.xml.head |
| Works with any provider | Yes | Works with any IMAP, POP3 and SMTP provider. | https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/-/blob/master/doc/manual.xml.head |

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