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Himalaya

Modern command-line email client written in Rust

Mail Servers ★ 7.4k stars Medium setup MIT

Himalaya is a command-line email client written in Rust that works with IMAP, Maildir, and notmuch backends. It provides a fast scriptable interface for self-hosted mail accounts.

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Key features

  • Command-line email client in Rust
  • IMAP, Maildir, and notmuch backends
  • Fast and scriptable

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Mature project with 7.4k GitHub stars
  • Written in Rust
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 64 MB RAM

Is Himalaya secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Himalaya's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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