diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98c2815..3b0de43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Change
 
 - Remove error when empty subject [#229]
+- Vim plugin does not render anymore the msg by itself, it uses the one available from the CLI [#220]
 
 ## [0.5.0] - 2021-10-10
 
diff --git a/vim/autoload/himalaya/msg.vim b/vim/autoload/himalaya/msg.vim
index 2e013dc..8905296 100644
--- a/vim/autoload/himalaya/msg.vim
+++ b/vim/autoload/himalaya/msg.vim
@@ -1,34 +1,24 @@
 let s:log = function("himalaya#shared#log#info")
 let s:trim = function("himalaya#shared#utils#trim")
 let s:cli = function("himalaya#shared#cli#call")
+let s:plain_req = function("himalaya#request#plain")
 
 let s:msg_id = 0
 let s:draft = ""
 
-" Message
-
-function! s:format_msg_for_list(msg)
-  let flag_new = index(a:msg.flags, "Seen") == -1 ? "✷" : " "
-  let flag_flagged = index(a:msg.flags, "Flagged") == -1 ? " " : "!"
-  let flag_replied = index(a:msg.flags, "Answered") == -1 ? " " : "↵"
-  let a:msg.flags = printf("%s %s %s", flag_new, flag_replied, flag_flagged)
-  return a:msg
-endfunction
-
 function! himalaya#msg#list_with(account, mbox, page, should_throw)
   let pos = getpos(".")
-  let msgs = s:cli(
-    \"--account %s --mailbox %s list --page %d",
-    \[shellescape(a:account), shellescape(a:mbox), a:page],
-    \printf("Fetching %s messages", a:mbox),
-    \a:should_throw,
-  \)
-  let msgs = map(msgs, "s:format_msg_for_list(v:val)")
+  let msgs = s:plain_req({
+    \'cmd': '--account %s --mailbox %s list --max-width %d --page %d',
+    \'args': [shellescape(a:account), shellescape(a:mbox), s:bufwidth(), a:page],
+    \'msg': printf("Fetching %s messages", a:mbox),
+    \'should_throw': a:should_throw,
+  \})
   let buftype = stridx(bufname("%"), "Himalaya messages") == 0 ? "file" : "edit"
   execute printf("silent! %s Himalaya messages [%s] [page %d]", buftype, a:mbox, a:page)
   setlocal modifiable
   silent execute "%d"
-  call append(0, s:render("list", msgs))
+  call append(0, split(msgs, '\n'))
   silent execute "$d"
   setlocal filetype=himalaya-msg-list
   let &modified = 0
@@ -315,50 +305,25 @@ function! himalaya#msg#attachments()
   endtry
 endfunction
 
-" Render utils
+" Utils
 
-let s:config = {
-  \"list": {
-    \"columns": ["id", "flags", "subject", "sender", "date"],
-  \},
-  \"labels": {
-    \"id": "ID",
-    \"flags": "FLAGS",
-    \"subject": "SUBJECT",
-    \"sender": "SENDER",
-    \"date": "DATE",
-  \},
-\}
+" https://newbedev.com/get-usable-window-width-in-vim-script
+function! s:bufwidth()
+  let width = winwidth(0)
+  let numberwidth = max([&numberwidth, strlen(line('$'))+1])
+  let numwidth = (&number || &relativenumber)? numberwidth : 0
+  let foldwidth = &foldcolumn
 
-function! s:render(type, lines)
-  let s:max_widths = s:get_max_widths(a:lines, s:config[a:type].columns)
-  let header = [s:render_line(s:config.labels, s:max_widths, a:type)]
-  let line = map(copy(a:lines), "s:render_line(v:val, s:max_widths, a:type)")
-
-  return header + line
-endfunction
-
-function! s:render_line(line, max_widths, type)
-  return "|" . join(map(
-    \copy(s:config[a:type].columns),
-    \"s:render_cell(a:line[v:val], a:max_widths[v:key])",
-  \), "")
-endfunction
-
-function! s:render_cell(cell, max_width)
-  let cell_width = strdisplaywidth(a:cell[:a:max_width])
-  return a:cell[:a:max_width] . repeat(" ", a:max_width - cell_width) . " |"
-endfunction
-
-function! s:get_max_widths(msgs, columns)
-  let max_widths = map(copy(a:columns), "strlen(s:config.labels[v:val])")
-
-  for msg in a:msgs
-    let widths = map(copy(a:columns), "has_key(msg, v:val . '_len') ? msg[v:val . '_len'] : strlen(msg[v:val])")
-    call map(max_widths, "max([widths[v:key], v:val])")
-  endfor
-
-  return max_widths
+  if &signcolumn == 'yes'
+    let signwidth = 2
+  elseif &signcolumn == 'auto'
+    let signs = execute(printf('sign place buffer=%d', bufnr('')))
+    let signs = split(signs, '\n')
+    let signwidth = len(signs)>2? 2: 0
+  else
+    let signwidth = 0
+  endif
+  return width - numwidth - foldwidth - signwidth
 endfunction
 
 function! s:get_focused_msg_id()
@@ -378,9 +343,9 @@ function! s:get_focused_msg_ids(from, to)
 endfunction
 
 function! s:close_open_buffers(name)
-  let l:open_buffers = filter(range(1, bufnr('$')), 'bufexists(v:val)')
-  let l:target_buffers = filter(l:open_buffers, 'buffer_name(v:val) =~ a:name')
-  for buffer_to_close in l:target_buffers
+  let open_buffers = filter(range(1, bufnr('$')), 'bufexists(v:val)')
+  let target_buffers = filter(open_buffers, 'buffer_name(v:val) =~ a:name')
+  for buffer_to_close in target_buffers
     execute ":bwipeout " . buffer_to_close
   endfor
 endfunction
diff --git a/vim/autoload/himalaya/request.vim b/vim/autoload/himalaya/request.vim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57712dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vim/autoload/himalaya/request.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+function! himalaya#request#json(opts)
+  let msg = get(a:, 'opts.msg', '')
+  let cmd = get(a:, 'opts.cmd', '')
+  let args = get(a:, 'opts.args', [])
+  let should_throw = get(a:, 'opts.should_throw', v:false)
+
+  call himalaya#shared#log#info(printf('%s…', msg))
+  let cmd = call('printf', ['himalaya --output json ' . cmd] + args)
+  let res = system(cmd)
+
+  if empty(res)
+    redraw | call himalaya#shared#log#info(printf('%s [OK]', msg))
+  else
+    try
+      let res = substitute(res, ':null', ':v:null', 'g')
+      let res = substitute(res, ':true', ':v:true', 'g')
+      let res = substitute(res, ':false', ':v:false', 'g')
+      let res = eval(res)
+      redraw | call himalaya#shared#log#info(printf('%s [OK]', msg))
+      return res.response
+    catch
+      redraw
+      for line in split(res, '\n')
+        call himalaya#shared#log#err(line)
+      endfor
+      if should_throw
+        throw ''
+      endif
+    endtry
+  endif
+endfunction
+
+function! himalaya#request#plain(opts)
+  let msg = get(a:opts, 'msg', '')
+  let cmd = get(a:opts, 'cmd', '')
+  let args = get(a:opts, 'args', [])
+  let should_throw = get(a:, 'opts.should_throw', v:false)
+
+  call himalaya#shared#log#info(printf('%s…', msg))
+  let cmd = call('printf', ['himalaya --output plain ' . cmd] + args)
+  let res = system(cmd)
+
+  if empty(res)
+    redraw | call himalaya#shared#log#info(printf('%s [OK]', msg))
+  else
+    try
+      redraw | call himalaya#shared#log#info(printf('%s [OK]', msg))
+      return trim(res)
+    catch
+      redraw
+      for line in split(res, '\n')
+        call himalaya#shared#log#err(line)
+      endfor
+      if should_throw
+        throw ''
+      endif
+    endtry
+  endif
+endfunction
diff --git a/vim/syntax/himalaya-msg-list.vim b/vim/syntax/himalaya-msg-list.vim
index 9cccd1d..8e200f1 100644
--- a/vim/syntax/himalaya-msg-list.vim
+++ b/vim/syntax/himalaya-msg-list.vim
@@ -2,23 +2,25 @@ if exists("b:current_syntax")
   finish
 endif
 
-syntax match hym_sep     /|/
-syntax match hym_uid     /^|.\{-}|/                         contains=hym_sep
-syntax match hym_flags   /^|.\{-}|.\{-}|/                   contains=hym_uid,hym_sep
-syntax match hym_subject /^|.\{-}|.\{-}|.\{-}|/             contains=hym_uid,hym_flags,hym_sep
-syntax match hym_sender  /^|.\{-}|.\{-}|.\{-}|.\{-}|/       contains=hym_uid,hym_flags,hym_subject,hym_sep
-syntax match hym_date    /^|.\{-}|.\{-}|.\{-}|.\{-}|.\{-}|/ contains=hym_uid,hym_flags,hym_subject,hym_sender,hym_sep
-syntax match hym_head    /.*\%1l/                           contains=hym_sep
-syntax match hym_unseen  /^|.\{-}|✷.*$/                     contains=hym_sep
+syntax match HimalayaSeparator /│/
+syntax match HimalayaHead      /.*\%1l/                         contains=HimalayaSeparator
+syntax match HimalayaId        /^.\{-}│/                        contains=HimalayaSeparator
+syntax match HimalayaFlags     /^.\{-}│.\{-}│/                  contains=HimalayaId,HimalayaSeparator
+syntax match HimalayaSubject   /^.\{-}│.\{-}│.\{-}│/            contains=HimalayaId,HimalayaFlags,HimalayaSeparator
+syntax match HimalayaSender    /^.\{-}│.\{-}│.\{-}│.\{-}│/      contains=HimalayaId,HimalayaFlags,HimalayaSubject,HimalayaSeparator
+syntax match HimalayaDate      /^.\{-}│.\{-}│.\{-}│.\{-}│.\{-}/ contains=HimalayaId,HimalayaFlags,HimalayaSubject,HimalayaSender,HimalayaSeparator
 
-highlight hym_head   term=bold,underline cterm=bold,underline gui=bold,underline
-highlight hym_unseen term=bold           cterm=bold           gui=bold
+" FIXME: Find a way to set the line bold AND to keep the style of each columns.
+" syntax match HimalayaUnseen /^.\{-}│✷.*$/ contains=HimalayaSeparator
+" highlight HimalayaUnseen term=bold cterm=bold gui=bold
 
-highlight default link hym_sep     VertSplit
-highlight default link hym_uid     Identifier
-highlight default link hym_flags   Special
-highlight default link hym_subject String
-highlight default link hym_sender  Structure
-highlight default link hym_date    Constant
+highlight HimalayaHead term=bold,underline cterm=bold,underline gui=bold,underline
+
+highlight default link HimalayaSeparator VertSplit
+highlight default link HimalayaId        Identifier
+highlight default link HimalayaFlags     Special
+highlight default link HimalayaSubject   String
+highlight default link HimalayaSender    Structure
+highlight default link HimalayaDate      Constant
 
 let b:current_syntax = "himalaya-msg-list"