himalaya

name	himalaya
description	Terminal email client. Read, send, and manage email from the CLI with support for multiple accounts and GPG encryption.
version	1.0.0
author	joyboy257
license	MIT
prerequisites	{"env_vars":[]}
metadata	{"hermes":{"tags":["email","imap","smtp","cli","terminal"]}}

himalaya

Feature-rich terminal email client. Plaintext, fast, scriptable.

Install

# From source (requires Rust)
cargo install himalaya

# Or via pip
pip install himalaya-email

Setup

Create ~/.config/himalaya/config.toml:

[[accounts]]
name = "personal"
default = true
email = "[e-mail]"

[accounts.personal]
imap_host = "imap.gmail.com"
imap_port = 993
imap_ssl = true
smtp_host = "smtp.gmail.com"
smtp_port = 465
smtp_ssl = true
smtp_login = "[e-mail]"
smtp_password = "your-app-password"

For Gmail: use an App Password (not your regular password).

Usage

himalaya list                   # List emails (first page)
himalaya list --page 2         # Next page
himalaya read <email_id>       # Read an email
himalaya compose                # Write and send new email
himalaya search "from:boss"    # Search emails
himalaya envelope new --to "[e-mail]" --subject "Hello"

Aliases for Speed

alias hl='himalaya list'
alias hr='himalaya read'
alias hs='himalaya search'
alias hc='himalaya compose'

Multiple Accounts

[[accounts]]
name = "work"
email = "[e-mail]"

[[accounts]]
name = "personal"
default = true
email = "[e-mail]"