How can I easily download/save an attachment in mu4e?

Question

The title says it all. When I press A with opened email, it proposes the following options:

• open with
• open in emacs
• import in diary
• pipe (haven't tried that)

Is there something straightforward to just save an attachment on disk?

Answer 1

Use e:

e runs the command mu4e-view-save-attachment

Offer to save attachment(s). If MULTI (prefix-argument) is nil, save a single one, otherwise, offer to save a range of attachments.

Alternatively, with point on an attachment name, you can use S-RET:

S-return runs the command mu4e~view-save-attach-from-binding

Save the attachement at point, or click location.

Answer 2

In view buffer point cursor to the line with attachment:

• press o for saving it
• press e for viewing externally

Also if you run GNU/Emacs in graphical mode, then right mouse on the attachment displays menu with possible actions for selected MIME part.