I've been using Mutt with Gmail for years to great effect, and would very much recommend the set up. The one caveat that I should point out (because it's not m

I've been using Mutt with Gmail for years to great effect, and would very much recommend the set up. The one caveat that I should point out (because it's not mentioned in the article) is that you will probably never be fully rid of official Gmail clients. There is still no good mechanism to use some features with Mutt like thread muting, and these are essential to effective email these days. It's also often more convenient to read certain types of email (e.g. messages that are heavy in multimedia) from a client that supports graphics. My usual habit is to read email in the web client or on mobile, and respond to or compose mail from within Mutt.