···7575*all colored boxes represent neomd folders*
76767777**Key principles:**
7878-- **Screener first**: Unknown senders never clutter your Inbox — they wait in ToScreen for classification
7979-- **One-time decision**: Once you classify a sender (`I/O/F/P`), all future emails from them are automatically routed
8080-- **GTD processing**: Emails in Inbox are processed once — if < 2 min, do it or keep it in inbox as doing *Next* otherwise move to Waiting, Someday, or Scheduled
8181-- **Minimal filing**: Only Archive when done; no complex folder hierarchies — use search to find old emails
8282-- **Separate contexts**: Feed for newsletters (read when you want), PaperTrail for receipts (search when needed)
7878+- **Screener first**: Unknown senders never clutter your Inbox — they wait in ToScreen for classification [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/screener/)]
7979+- **One-time decision**: Once you classify a sender (`I/O/F/P`), all future emails from them are automatically routed [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/screener/#how-classification-works)]
8080+- **GTD processing**: Emails in Inbox are processed once — if < 2 min, do it or keep it in inbox as doing *Next* otherwise move to Waiting, Someday, or Scheduled
8181+- **Minimal filing**: Only Archive when done; no complex folder hierarchies — use search to find old emails
8282+- **Separate contexts**: Feed for newsletters (read when you want), PaperTrail for receipts (search when needed)
8383+- See full features list below.
838484858586## Screenshots
···136137137138## Features
138139139139-- **Write in Markdown, send beautifully** — compose in `$EDITOR` (defaults to `nvim`), send as `multipart/alternative`: raw Markdown as plain text + goldmark-rendered HTML so recipients get clickable links, bold, headers, inline code, and code blocks
140140-- **Pre-send review** — after closing the editor, review To/Subject/body before sending; attach files, save to Drafts, or re-open the editor — no accidental sends
141141-- **Attachments** — attach files from the pre-send screen via yazi (`a`); images appear inline in the email body, other files as attachments; also attach from within neovim via `<leader>a`; the reader lists all attachments (including inline images) and `1`–`9` downloads and opens them
142142-- **Link opener** — links in emails are numbered `[1]`-`[0]` in the reader header; press `space+digit` to open in `$BROWSER`
143143-- **CC, BCC, Reply-all** — optional Cc/Bcc fields (toggle with `ctrl+b`); `R` in the reader replies to sender + all CC recipients
144144-- **Emoji reactions** — press `ctrl+e` from inbox or reader to react with emoji (👍 ❤️ 😂 🎉 🙏 💯 👀 ✅); instant send with proper threading and quoted message history, no editor needed; reactions appear in conversation threads with neomd branding
145145-- **GitHub/Obsidian-style callouts in emails** — compose emails with callout syntax `> [!note]`, `> [!tip]`, `> [!warning]` for styled alert boxes in HTML emails; rendered with colored left borders, subtle backgrounds, and emoji icons
146146-- **Drafts** — `d` in pre-send saves to Drafts (IMAP APPEND); `E` in the reader re-opens a draft as an editable compose; compose sessions are auto-backed up to `~/.cache/neomd/drafts/` so you never lose an unsent email (`:recover` to reopen)
147147-- **HTML signatures** — configure separate text and HTML signatures; text signature appears in editor and plain text part, HTML signature in HTML part only; use `[html-signature]` placeholder to control inclusion per-email
148148-- **Multiple From addresses** — define SMTP-only `[[senders]]` aliases (e.g. `s@ssp.sh` through an existing account); cycle with `ctrl+f` in compose and pre-send; sent copies always land in the Sent folder
149149-- **Undo** — `u` reverses the last move or delete (`x`, `A`, `M*`) using the UIDPLUS destination UID
150150-- **Search** — `/` filters loaded emails in-memory; `space /` or `:search` runs IMAP SEARCH across all folders (only fetching header capped at 100 per folder) with results in a temporary "Search" tab; supports `from:`, `subject:`, `to:` prefixes
151151-- **Address autocomplete** — To/Cc/Bcc fields autocomplete from screener lists; navigate with `ctrl+n`/`ctrl+p`, accept with `tab`
152152-- **Everything view** — `ge` or `:everything` shows the 50 most recent emails across all folders; find emails that were screened out, moved to spam, or otherwise hard to locate
153153-- **Threaded inbox** — related emails are grouped together in the inbox list with a vertical connector line (`│`/`╰`), Twitter-style; threads are detected via `In-Reply-To`/`Message-ID` headers with a subject+participant fallback; newest reply on top, root at bottom; `·` reply indicator shows which emails you've answered
154154-- **Conversation view** — `T` or `:thread` shows the full conversation across folders (Inbox, Sent, Archive, etc.) in a temporary tab with `[Folder]` prefix; see your replies alongside received emails
155155-- **Glamour reading** — incoming emails rendered as styled Markdown in the terminal
156156-- **HEY-style screener** — unknown senders land in `ToScreen`; press `I/O/F/P` to approve, block, mark as Feed, or mark as PaperTrail; reuses your existing `screened_in.txt` lists from neomutt
157157-- **Folder tabs** — Inbox, ToScreen, Feed, PaperTrail, Archive, Waiting, Someday, Scheduled, Sent, Trash, ScreenedOut
158158-- **Multi-select** — `m` marks emails, then batch-delete, move, or screen them all at once
159159-- **Auto-screen on load** — screener runs automatically every time the Inbox loads (startup, `R`); keeps your inbox clean without pressing `S` (configurable, on by default)
160160-- **Background sync** — while neomd is open, inbox is fetched and screened every 5 minutes in the background; interval configurable, set to `0` to disable
140140+- **Write in Markdown, send beautifully** — compose in `$EDITOR` (defaults to `nvim`), send as `multipart/alternative`: raw Markdown as plain text + goldmark-rendered HTML so recipients get clickable links, bold, headers, inline code, and code blocks [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/sending/)]
141141+- **Pre-send review** — after closing the editor, review To/Subject/body before sending; attach files, save to Drafts, or re-open the editor — no accidental sends [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/sending/#pre-send-review)]
142142+- **Attachments** — attach files from the pre-send screen via yazi (`a`); images appear inline in the email body, other files as attachments; also attach from within neovim via `<leader>a`; the reader lists all attachments (including inline images) and `1`–`9` downloads and opens them [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/sending/#attachments)]
143143+- **Link opener** — links in emails are numbered `[1]`-`[0]` in the reader header; press `space+digit` to open in `$BROWSER` [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/reading/#links)]
144144+- **CC, BCC, Reply-all** — optional Cc/Bcc fields (toggle with `ctrl+b`); `R` in the reader replies to sender + all CC recipients [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/sending/#cc-bcc-reply-all-and-forward)]
145145+- **Drafts** — `d` in pre-send saves to Drafts (IMAP APPEND); `E` in the reader re-opens a draft as an editable compose; compose sessions are auto-backed up to `~/.cache/neomd/drafts/` so you never lose an unsent email (`:recover` to reopen) [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/sending/#drafts)]
146146+- **HTML signatures** — configure separate text and HTML signatures; text signature appears in editor and plain text part, HTML signature in HTML part only; use `[html-signature]` placeholder to control inclusion per-email [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/configuration/#html-signatures)]
147147+- **Multiple From addresses** — define SMTP-only `[[senders]]` aliases (e.g. `s@ssp.sh` through an existing account); cycle with `ctrl+f` in compose and pre-send; sent copies always land in the Sent folder [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/sending/#multiple-from-addresses)]
148148+- **Undo** — `u` reverses the last move or delete (`x`, `A`, `M*`) using the UIDPLUS destination UID [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/keybindings/#multi-select--undo)]
149149+- **Search** — `/` filters loaded emails in-memory; `space /` or `:search` runs IMAP SEARCH across all folders (only fetching header capped at 100 per folder) with results in a temporary "Search" tab; supports `from:`, `subject:`, `to:` prefixes [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/keybindings/#leader-key-mappings-space-prefix)]
150150+- **Address autocomplete** — To/Cc/Bcc fields autocomplete from screener lists; navigate with `ctrl+n`/`ctrl+p`, accept with `tab`
151151+- **Everything view** — `ge` or `:everything` shows the 50 most recent emails across all folders; find emails that were screened out, moved to spam, or otherwise hard to locate [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/keybindings/#folders)]
152152+- **Threaded inbox** — related emails are grouped together in the inbox list with a vertical connector line (`│`/`╰`), Twitter-style; threads are detected via `In-Reply-To`/`Message-ID` headers with a subject+participant fallback; newest reply on top, root at bottom; `·` reply indicator shows which emails you've answered [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/reading/#threaded-inbox)]
153153+- **Conversation view** — `T` or `:thread` shows the full conversation across folders (Inbox, Sent, Archive, etc.) in a temporary tab with `[Folder]` prefix; see your replies alongside received emails [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/reading/#conversation-view)]
154154+- **Glamour reading** — incoming emails rendered as styled Markdown in the terminal [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/reading/)]
155155+- **HEY-style screener** — unknown senders land in `ToScreen`; press `I/O/F/P` to approve, block, mark as Feed, or mark as PaperTrail; reuses your existing `screened_in.txt` lists from neomutt [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/screener/)]
156156+- **Folder tabs** — Inbox, ToScreen, Feed, PaperTrail, Archive, Waiting, Someday, Scheduled, Sent, Trash, ScreenedOut [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/keybindings/#folders)]
157157+- **Emoji reactions** — press `ctrl+e` from inbox or reader to react with emoji (👍 ❤️ 😂 🎉 🙏 💯 👀 ✅); instant send with proper threading and quoted message history, no editor needed; reactions appear in conversation threads with neomd branding [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/sending/#emoji-reactions)]
158158+- **GitHub/Obsidian-style callouts in emails** — compose emails with callout syntax `> [!note]`, `> [!tip]`, `> [!warning]` for styled alert boxes in HTML emails; rendered with colored left borders, subtle backgrounds, and emoji icons [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/sending/#callouts-admonition)]
159159+- **Multi-select** — `m` marks emails, then batch-delete, move, or screen them all at once [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/keybindings/#multi-select--undo)]
160160+- **Auto-screen on load** — screener runs automatically every time the Inbox loads (startup, `R`); keeps your inbox clean without pressing `S` (configurable, on by default) [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/screener/#auto-screen-and-background-sync)]
161161+- **Background sync** — while neomd is open, inbox is fetched and screened every 5 minutes in the background; interval configurable, set to `0` to disable [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/screener/#auto-screen-and-background-sync)]
161162- **Kanagawa theme** — colors from the [kanagawa.nvim](https://github.com/rebelot/kanagawa.nvim) palette
162162-- **IMAP + SMTP** — direct connection via RFC 6851 MOVE, no local sync daemon required and keeps it in sync if you use it on mobile or different device
163163+- **IMAP + SMTP** — direct connection via RFC 6851 MOVE, no local sync daemon required and keeps it in sync if you use it on mobile or different device [[more](https://ssp-data.github.io/neomd/docs/configuration/)]
163164164165## Install
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···7373- **Leave**: Press `tab` or navigate to another folder (`gi`, `ga`, etc.) to return to regular tabs
74747575**Old bug (fixed 2026-04-10)**: In older versions, pressing `R` while viewing Drafts could show Inbox content. If you experience this, rebuild neomd to get the fix.
7676+7777+## Why some of he tabs have unread number count and others don't?
7878+7979+This is on purpose, it's made to be **less distractive**. For example, I don't need to know the number of unread of my Feed, as it's just newsletter, and when I have time to read, I will, but I ddon't want to be stressed out to read 99 unread newsletters.
8080+8181+But Inbox e.g. is important, it's the folder for doing things next (GTD), and therefore, I want to know, also if there's a new email came in, I want to know.
8282+8383+Only Inbox, Papertrail, Waiting and Scheduled have unread counter. Why not Someday folder? Again, as these are more or less, nice to have emails, I don't want to create presure if we add them for later in someday by showing it all the time.