Himalaya

• You want to read, write, and organize email without leaving the terminal or switching to a GUI client.
• You need to automate email workflows — piping messages, sending templated emails, or scripting inbox management.
• You manage multiple email accounts and want a unified CLI interface to switch between them with a single flag.
• You want structured JSON output from email operations for use in shell pipelines or other tools.

• You need a graphical email client with visual HTML rendering, rich previews, or drag-and-drop attachments.
• Your email provider does not support IMAP/SMTP access (e.g., some restricted corporate environments).
• You are looking for a no-configuration, web-based email experience.

List, read, write, reply, reply-all, forward, move, copy, and delete emails entirely from the command line. Every common inbox action is available as a dedicated subcommand with intuitive flags.

Configure as many email accounts as needed in a single config.toml file. Switch between them at runtime with --account <name>, making it easy to handle personal, work, or client inboxes in one tool.

Himalaya works with IMAP, SMTP, Notmuch, and Sendmail backends. Credentials can be stored securely via the pass password manager, system keyring, or any command that outputs a password.

Compose emails with attachments and MIME parts using MML (MIME Meta Language). This allows structured, scriptable email composition beyond plain text, directly from your preferred $EDITOR.

Most commands support --output json or --output plain, making it straightforward to pipe email data into other tools, scripts, or automation workflows.

Download attachments from any message with himalaya attachment download, optionally specifying a target directory. No GUI required to retrieve files from emails.

Use himalaya template send or himalaya message write with header flags to send templated or automated emails from shell scripts, cron jobs, or CI pipelines without any manual interaction.

Quickly list your inbox, read flagged messages, move items to archive folders, and mark emails as seen — all without leaving the terminal, ideal for server environments or remote SSH sessions.

Developers or freelancers managing personal and work email can configure multiple accounts in one config file and switch between them with a single --account flag per command.

Use --output json to parse email envelopes and message data programmatically, enabling custom dashboards, alerting systems, or integrations with other CLI tools.