# Himalaya privacy rating

Command-line email client that manages mail over IMAP, JMAP, SMTP, Maildir, the Gmail API and Microsoft Graph, with composing and reading handled by the companion MML tool.

## Summary

Himalaya scores 83 out of 100 (grade B) on the email clients criteria. It meets 6 of 8 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, connects directly, blocks remote content and works with any provider. It partly meets OpenPGP support. It does not meet independent audit.

- Website: https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya
- Source code: https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya
- License: Apache-2.0
- Platforms: Linux, macOS, Windows
- Category: [Email clients](https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/)
- Grade: B (83/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | Yes | MIT or Apache-2.0. | https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya/blob/master/LICENSE-MIT |
| No trackers or telemetry | Yes | No telemetry or analytics in the source code. | https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by NLnet grants and donations. No ads. | https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya/blob/master/README.md |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |
| OpenPGP support | Partial | PGP signing and encryption are handled by the separate MML tool from the same project, built with its gpg feature. | https://github.com/pimalaya/mml/blob/master/README.md |
| Connects directly | Yes | Connects directly to mail servers. Passwords are read from a local password manager command. | https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya/blob/master/README.md |
| Blocks remote content | Yes | Command-line client that does not load remote content. HTML is rendered to plain text. | https://github.com/pimalaya/mml/blob/master/README.md |
| Works with any provider | Yes | Works with any IMAP, JMAP and SMTP provider, plus Gmail and Microsoft 365 through their APIs. | https://github.com/pimalaya/himalaya/blob/master/README.md |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/email-clients/himalaya/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/email-clients/himalaya.md