feat: collapse quoted reply text

config/default_keybinds.json

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     "delete": "d",
     "archive": "a",
     "toggle_images": "i",
+    "toggle_quotes": "q",
     "rsvp_accept": "1",
     "rsvp_decline": "2",
     "rsvp_tentative": "3",

config/keybinds.go

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ type EmailKeys struct {
 	Delete           string `json:"delete"`
 	Archive          string `json:"archive"`
 	ToggleImages     string `json:"toggle_images"`
+	ToggleQuotes     string `json:"toggle_quotes"`
 	RsvpAccept       string `json:"rsvp_accept"`
 	RsvpDecline      string `json:"rsvp_decline"`
 	RsvpTentative    string `json:"rsvp_tentative"`
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ func ValidateKeybinds(kb KeybindsConfig) []string {
 			keyDelete:           kb.Email.Delete,
 			"archive":           kb.Email.Archive,
 			"toggle_images":     kb.Email.ToggleImages,
+			"toggle_quotes":     kb.Email.ToggleQuotes,
 			"rsvp_accept":       kb.Email.RsvpAccept,
 			"rsvp_decline":      kb.Email.RsvpDecline,
 			"rsvp_tentative":    kb.Email.RsvpTentative,

send_test_email.py

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Send a test email with quoted text to test the collapse feature."""
+import smtplib
+from email.mime.text import MIMEText
+import getpass
+
+EMAIL = "shabha2004@gmail.com"
+
+body = """\
+Hey, this is my reply!
+
+On Mon, Jun 23, 2026 at 2:00 AM you@example.com wrote:
+> This is the original message.
+> It has multiple lines.
+> Third line of quoted text.
+> Fourth line of quoted text.
+> Fifth line to make it obvious.
+"""
+
+msg = MIMEText(body)
+msg["Subject"] = "Test quote collapse"
+msg["From"] = EMAIL
+msg["To"] = EMAIL
+
+password = getpass.getpass("Enter Gmail App Password: ")
+
+with smtplib.SMTP_SSL("smtp.gmail.com", 465) as server:
+    server.login(EMAIL, password)
+    server.send_message(msg)
+    print("Email sent successfully!")

tui/email_view.go

@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type EmailView struct {
 	mailbox            MailboxKind
 	disableImages      bool
 	showImages         bool
+	showQuotedText     bool
 	isSMIME            bool
 	smimeTrusted       bool
 	isEncrypted        bool
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ func NewEmailView(email fetcher.Email, emailIndex, width, height int, mailbox Ma
 	}
 	body = applyBodyTransform(body, email)
 
+	// Collapse quoted text by default to reduce clutter
+	body = view.CollapseQuotedText(body)
+
 	// Create header and compute heights that reduce viewport space.
 	header := fmt.Sprintf("From: %s\nSubject: %s", email.From, email.Subject)
 	headerHeight := lipgloss.Height(header) + 2
@@ -194,6 +198,23 @@ func (m *EmailView) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// refreshBody re-renders the email body with current display settings
+// (image visibility, quote collapse state) and updates the viewport content.
+func (m *EmailView) refreshBody() {
+	inlineImages := inlineImagesFromAttachments(m.email.Attachments)
+	body, placements, err := view.ProcessBodyWithInline(m.email.Body, m.email.BodyMIMEType, inlineImages, H1Style, H2Style, BodyStyle, !m.showImages)
+	if err != nil {
+		body = fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering body: %v", err)
+	}
+	body = applyBodyTransform(body, m.email)
+	if !m.showQuotedText {
+		body = view.CollapseQuotedText(body)
+	}
+	m.imagePlacements = placements
+	wrapped := wrapBodyToWidth(body, m.viewport.Width())
+	m.viewport.SetContent(wrapped + "\n")
+}
+
 func (m *EmailView) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 	var cmd tea.Cmd
 	cmds := make([]tea.Cmd, 0, 1)
@@ -249,18 +270,13 @@ func (m *EmailView) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 				if view.ImageProtocolSupported() {
 					m.showImages = !m.showImages
 					ClearKittyGraphics()
-
-					inlineImages := inlineImagesFromAttachments(m.email.Attachments)
-					body, placements, err := view.ProcessBodyWithInline(m.email.Body, m.email.BodyMIMEType, inlineImages, H1Style, H2Style, BodyStyle, !m.showImages)
-					if err != nil {
-						body = fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering body: %v", err)
-					}
-					body = applyBodyTransform(body, m.email)
-					m.imagePlacements = placements
-					wrapped := wrapBodyToWidth(body, m.viewport.Width())
-					m.viewport.SetContent(wrapped + "\n")
+					m.refreshBody()
 					return m, nil
 				}
+			case kb.Email.ToggleQuotes:
+				m.showQuotedText = !m.showQuotedText
+				m.refreshBody()
+				return m, nil
 			case kb.Email.Reply:
 				// Clear Kitty graphics before opening composer
 				ClearKittyGraphics()
@@ -327,15 +343,7 @@ func (m *EmailView) Update(msg tea.Msg) (tea.Model, tea.Cmd) {
 
 		// When the window size changes, wrap and clear kitty images to keep placement stable
 		ClearKittyGraphics()
-		inlineImages := inlineImagesFromAttachments(m.email.Attachments)
-		body, placements, err := view.ProcessBodyWithInline(m.email.Body, m.email.BodyMIMEType, inlineImages, H1Style, H2Style, BodyStyle, !m.showImages)
-		if err != nil {
-			body = fmt.Sprintf("Error rendering body: %v", err)
-		}
-		body = applyBodyTransform(body, m.email)
-		m.imagePlacements = placements
-		wrapped := wrapBodyToWidth(body, m.viewport.Width())
-		m.viewport.SetContent(wrapped + "\n")
+		m.refreshBody()
 	}
 
 	m.viewport, cmd = m.viewport.Update(msg)
@@ -385,7 +393,7 @@ func (m *EmailView) View() tea.View {
 		help = helpStyle.Render(helpText)
 	} else {
 		var shortcuts strings.Builder
-		shortcuts.WriteString("\uf112 r: reply • \uf064 f: forward • \uea81 d: delete • \uea98 a: archive • \uf435 tab: focus attachments • \ueb06 esc: back to inbox")
+		shortcuts.WriteString("\uf112 r: reply • \uf064 f: forward • \uea81 d: delete • \uea98 a: archive • \uf435 tab: focus attachments • \ueb06 esc: back to inbox • q: toggle quotes")
 		if view.ImageProtocolSupported() {
 			shortcuts.WriteString("• \uf03e i: toggle images")
 		}

view/html.go

@@ -791,6 +791,65 @@ func quoteHeaderStyle() lipgloss.Style {
 		Foreground(theme.ActiveTheme.Secondary)
 }
 
+func collapsedQuoteStyle() lipgloss.Style {
+	return lipgloss.NewStyle().
+		Foreground(theme.ActiveTheme.Secondary).
+		Italic(true)
+}
+
+// CollapseQuotedText takes a rendered email body and replaces styled quote
+// boxes (produced by renderQuoteBox / styleQuotedReplies) with a single-line
+// collapsed indicator. Quote boxes are identified by the rounded-border
+// characters (╭/╰) used by quoteBoxStyle. Each contiguous box is replaced
+// with a "▶ quoted text hidden" line.
+func CollapseQuotedText(body string) string {
+	lines := strings.Split(body, "\n")
+	var result []string
+	inQuoteBox := false
+	var from string
+
+	// The rounded border top-left is ╭ and bottom-left is ╰.
+	// quoteBoxStyle uses lipgloss.RoundedBorder() which produces these.
+	for _, line := range lines {
+		trimmed := strings.TrimSpace(line)
+
+		// Detect the top of a quote box
+		if !inQuoteBox && strings.Contains(trimmed, "╭") && strings.Contains(trimmed, "╮") {
+			inQuoteBox = true
+			from = ""
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if inQuoteBox {
+			// Try to extract the "from" header from the first content line
+			if from == "" {
+				// Strip border chars (│) and whitespace to get content
+				content := strings.TrimSpace(strings.Trim(trimmed, "│"))
+				if content != "" && !strings.Contains(trimmed, "╰") {
+					from = content
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Detect the bottom of a quote box
+			if strings.Contains(trimmed, "╰") && strings.Contains(trimmed, "╯") {
+				inQuoteBox = false
+				var label string
+				if from != "" {
+					label = fmt.Sprintf("▶ quoted text from %s (press q to expand)", from)
+				} else {
+					label = "▶ quoted text hidden (press q to expand)"
+				}
+				result = append(result, collapsedQuoteStyle().Render(label))
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		result = append(result, line)
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(result, "\n")
+}
+
 // styleQuotedReplies detects quoted reply sections and styles them in a box
 func styleQuotedReplies(text string) string {
 	lines := strings.Split(text, "\n")