What problem does it solve?
Himalaya removes the friction of handling email from a graphical client by giving you a fast terminal-based workflow for reading, sending, organizing, and searching messages across multiple accounts.
Core Features & Use Cases
- Inbox Management: List folders, browse message envelopes, read raw or formatted mail, and move or delete messages without leaving the shell.
- Composing and Replying: Write new messages, reply, reply-all, forward, and send structured multipart email with attachments using MML.
- Multi-Account Mail Workflows: Switch between personal and work accounts, connect to IMAP and SMTP backends, and support common providers like Gmail and iCloud.
- Use Case: A support engineer can quickly inspect a failing alert email, reply with context, attach logs, and archive the thread from the terminal.
Quick Start
Configure your email account in Himalaya and then use it to list folders, read messages, and send mail from the command line.