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CLI to manage emails via IMAP/SMTP. Use himalaya to list, read, write, reply, forward, search, and organize emails from the terminal. Supports multiple accounts and message composition with MML (MIME Meta Language).
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Himalaya is a CLI email client that lets you manage emails from the terminal using IMAP, SMTP, Notmuch, or Sendmail backends.
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Himalaya is a CLI email client that lets you manage emails from the terminal using IMAP, SMTP, Notmuch, or Sendmail backends.
references/configuration.md (config file setup + IMAP/SMTP authentication)references/message-composition.md (MML syntax for composing emails)himalaya --version to verify)~/.config/himalaya/config.toml# Pre-built binary (Linux/macOS — recommended)
curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pimalaya/himalaya/master/install.sh | PREFIX=~/.local sh
# macOS via Homebrew
brew install himalaya
# Or via cargo (any platform with Rust)
cargo install himalaya --locked
Run the interactive wizard to set up an account:
himalaya account configure
Or create ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml manually:
[accounts.personal]
email = "you@example.com"
display-name = "Your Name"
default = true
backend.type = "imap"
backend.host = "imap.example.com"
backend.port = 993
backend.encryption.type = "tls"
backend.login = "you@example.com"
backend.auth.type = "password"
backend.auth.cmd = "pass show email/imap" # or use keyring
message.send.backend.type = "smtp"
message.send.backend.host = "smtp.example.com"
message.send.backend.port = 587
message.send.backend.encryption.type = "start-tls"
message.send.backend.login = "you@example.com"
message.send.backend.auth.type = "password"
message.send.backend.auth.cmd = "pass show email/smtp"
cat << EOF | himalaya template send) is recommended for reliability. Interactive $EDITOR mode works with pty=true + background + process tool, but requires knowing the editor and its commands--output json for structured output that's easier to parse programmaticallyhimalaya account configure wizard requires interactive input — use PTY mode: terminal(command="himalaya account configure", pty=true)himalaya folder list
List emails in INBOX (default):
himalaya envelope list
List emails in a specific folder:
himalaya envelope list --folder "Sent"
List with pagination:
himalaya envelope list --page 1 --page-size 20
himalaya envelope list from john@example.com subject meeting
Read email by ID (shows plain text):
himalaya message read 42
Export raw MIME:
himalaya message export 42 --full
To reply non-interactively from Hermes, read the original message, compose a reply, and pipe it:
# Get the reply template, edit it, and send
himalaya template reply 42 | sed 's/^$/\nYour reply text here\n/' | himalaya template send
Or build the reply manually:
cat << 'EOF' | himalaya template send
From: you@example.com
To: sender@example.com
Subject: Re: Original Subject
In-Reply-To: <original-message-id>
Your reply here.
EOF
Reply-all (interactive — needs $EDITOR, use template approach above instead):
himalaya message reply 42 --all
# Get forward template and pipe with modifications
himalaya template forward 42 | sed 's/^To:.*/To: newrecipient@example.com/' | himalaya template send
Non-interactive (use this from Hermes) — pipe the message via stdin:
cat << 'EOF' | himalaya template send
From: you@example.com
To: recipient@example.com
Subject: Test Message
Hello from Himalaya!
EOF
Or with headers flag:
himalaya message write -H "To:recipient@example.com" -H "Subject:Test" "Message body here"
Note: himalaya message write without piped input opens $EDITOR. This works with pty=true + background mode, but piping is simpler and more reliable.
Move to folder:
himalaya message move 42 "Archive"
Copy to folder:
himalaya message copy 42 "Important"
himalaya message delete 42
Add flag:
himalaya flag add 42 --flag seen
Remove flag:
himalaya flag remove 42 --flag seen
List accounts:
himalaya account list
Use a specific account:
himalaya --account work envelope list
Save attachments from a message:
himalaya attachment download 42
Save to specific directory:
himalaya attachment download 42 --dir ~/Downloads
Most commands support --output for structured output:
himalaya envelope list --output json
himalaya envelope list --output plain
Enable debug logging:
RUST_LOG=debug himalaya envelope list
Full trace with backtrace:
RUST_LOG=trace RUST_BACKTRACE=1 himalaya envelope list
himalaya --help or himalaya <command> --help for detailed usage.references/message-composition.md).pass, system keyring, or a command that outputs the password.