Decision Workspace
emailctl vs himalaya vs simplemailclient
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
emailctl
experimentalv0.1.2
A small email CLI with Gmail OAuth first-class support and generic IMAP/SMTP accounts.
59
himalaya
growingv1.2.0
CLI to manage emails
41
simplemailclient
experimentalv0.2.5
A simple terminal mail client (SMTP send, IMAP fetch) with a TUI.
Core Metrics
| emailctl | himalaya | simplemailclient | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 59 | 41 |
| Total Downloads | 34 | 63.1K | 145 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.0K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 26 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 144d ago | 38d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4y 5m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
emailctl
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
himalaya
Maintenance
11
Quality
20
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
simplemailclient
Maintenance
14
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
7
Technical Details
| emailctl | himalaya | simplemailclient | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.2.0 | 0.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 20 | 16 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 258KB | 44KB |
| Features | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •himalaya leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •emailctl, simplemailclient are pre-1.0 — API may change.