diff --git a/melib/src/addressbook.rs b/melib/src/addressbook.rs
index 08b5db05..c2c1a647 100644
--- a/melib/src/addressbook.rs
+++ b/melib/src/addressbook.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  * along with meli. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+pub mod jscontact;
 pub mod mutt;
 #[cfg(feature = "vcard")]
 pub mod vcard;
diff --git a/melib/src/addressbook/jscontact.rs b/melib/src/addressbook/jscontact.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b682a581
--- /dev/null
+++ b/melib/src/addressbook/jscontact.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+//
+// meli
+//
+// Copyright 2024 Emmanouil Pitsidianakis <manos@pitsidianak.is>
+//
+// This file is part of meli.
+//
+// meli is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// meli is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with meli. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: EUPL-1.2 OR GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+use std::hash::Hasher;
+
+use crate::{
+    addressbook::{Card, CardId},
+    error::Result,
+};
+
+/// Supported `JSContact` versions
+pub trait JSContactVersion: std::fmt::Debug {}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct JSContactVersionUnknown;
+impl JSContactVersion for JSContactVersionUnknown {}
+
+/// Version 1 <https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9553.html>
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct JSContactVersion1;
+impl JSContactVersion for JSContactVersion1 {}
+
+pub struct CardDeserializer;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct JSContact<T: JSContactVersion>(
+    json_types::JsonCardValue,
+    std::marker::PhantomData<*const T>,
+);
+
+impl<V: JSContactVersion> JSContact<V> {
+    pub fn new_v1() -> JSContact<impl JSContactVersion> {
+        JSContact(
+            json_types::JsonCardValue::default(),
+            std::marker::PhantomData::<*const JSContactVersion1>,
+        )
+    }
+}
+
+impl CardDeserializer {
+    pub fn try_from_str(input: &str) -> Result<JSContact<JSContactVersion1>> {
+        let inner: json_types::JsonCardValue = serde_json::from_str(input)?;
+
+        Ok(JSContact(inner, std::marker::PhantomData))
+    }
+}
+
+impl<V: JSContactVersion> TryInto<Card> for JSContact<V> {
+    type Error = crate::error::Error;
+
+    fn try_into(self) -> Result<Card> {
+        let mut card = Card::new();
+        card.set_id(CardId::Hash({
+            let mut hasher = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();
+            hasher.write(self.0.uid.as_bytes());
+            hasher.finish()
+        }));
+        card.set_name(self.0.name.full.clone().unwrap_or_default());
+        if let Some(e) = self.0.email.get_index(0) {
+            card.set_email(e.1.address.to_string());
+        }
+
+        Ok(card)
+    }
+}
+
+pub mod json_types {
+    use indexmap::IndexMap;
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Deserializer, Serialize, Serializer};
+
+    macro_rules! impl_json_type_struct_serde {
+        ($t:tt, $s:literal) => {
+            #[derive(Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Default)]
+            struct $t;
+
+            impl Serialize for $t {
+                fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> std::result::Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+                where
+                    S: Serializer,
+                {
+                    serializer.serialize_str($s)
+                }
+            }
+
+            impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for $t {
+                fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> std::result::Result<Self, D::Error>
+                where
+                    D: Deserializer<'de>,
+                {
+                    let s = <&'de str>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+                    if s != $s {
+                        return Err(serde::de::Error::custom(format!(
+                            concat!(r#"expected @type value ""#, $s, ", found `{}`"),
+                            s
+                        )));
+                    }
+                    Ok(Self)
+                }
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    impl_json_type_struct_serde! {JsonCardType, "Card"}
+    impl_json_type_struct_serde! {JsonNameType, "Name"}
+    impl_json_type_struct_serde! {JsonEmailAddressType, "EmailAddress"}
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Eq, PartialEq)]
+    #[non_exhaustive]
+    pub enum JsonCardVersion {
+        #[default]
+        _1_0,
+    }
+
+    impl Serialize for JsonCardVersion {
+        fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> std::result::Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
+        where
+            S: Serializer,
+        {
+            serializer.serialize_str("1.0")
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for JsonCardVersion {
+        fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> std::result::Result<Self, D::Error>
+        where
+            D: Deserializer<'de>,
+        {
+            let s = <&'de str>::deserialize(deserializer)?;
+            if s != "1.0" {
+                return Err(serde::de::Error::custom(format!(
+                    r#"expected version value "1.0", found `{}`"#,
+                    s
+                )));
+            }
+            Ok(Self::_1_0)
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Copy, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+    #[serde(rename_all = "lowercase")]
+    pub enum JsonCardKind {
+        #[default]
+        /// A single person
+        Individual,
+        /// A group of people or entities
+        Group,
+        /// an organization
+        Org,
+        /// A named location
+        Location,
+        /// A device such as an appliance, a computer, or a network element
+        Device,
+        /// A software application
+        Application,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+    #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+    pub struct JsonCardValue {
+        #[serde(rename = "@type")]
+        __type: JsonCardType,
+        pub version: JsonCardVersion,
+        pub uid: String,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        pub created: Option<String>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        pub kind: Option<JsonCardKind>,
+        pub name: JsonCardName,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "IndexMap::is_empty")]
+        pub email: IndexMap<String, JsonCardEmailAddress>,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+    #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+    pub struct JsonCardName {
+        #[serde(rename = "@type", default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        __type: Option<JsonNameType>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Vec::is_empty")]
+        pub components: Vec<()>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        pub is_ordered: Option<bool>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        pub default_separator: Option<String>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        pub full: Option<String>,
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Clone, Debug, Default, Deserialize, Eq, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+    #[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+    pub struct JsonCardEmailAddress {
+        #[serde(rename = "@type", default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        __type: Option<JsonEmailAddressType>,
+        pub address: String,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "IndexMap::is_empty")]
+        pub contexts: IndexMap<String, bool>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        pub pref: Option<u64>,
+        #[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+        pub label: Option<String>,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_addressbook_jscontact() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            JsonCardValue {
+                __type: JsonCardType,
+                version: JsonCardVersion::_1_0,
+                uid: "22B2C7DF-9120-4969-8460-05956FE6B065".to_string(),
+                created: None,
+                kind: Some(JsonCardKind::Individual),
+                name: JsonCardName {
+                    __type: None,
+                    components: vec![],
+                    full: Some("full_name".to_string()),
+                    is_ordered: Some(true),
+                    default_separator: None,
+                },
+                email: indexmap! {
+                    "main".to_string() => JsonCardEmailAddress {
+                        __type: None,
+                        address: "user@example.com".to_string(),
+                        contexts: IndexMap::new(),
+                        pref:None,
+                        label: None,
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            serde_json::from_str(
+                r#"{
+            "@type": "Card",
+            "version": "1.0",
+            "uid": "22B2C7DF-9120-4969-8460-05956FE6B065",
+            "kind": "individual",
+            "email": {
+                "main": {
+                    "address": "user@example.com"
+                }
+            },
+            "name": {
+                "components": [],
+                "full": "full_name",
+                "isOrdered": true
+            }
+        }"#
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/melib/src/addressbook/vcard.rs b/melib/src/addressbook/vcard.rs
index 7bd04a2c..89fe7b1c 100644
--- a/melib/src/addressbook/vcard.rs
+++ b/melib/src/addressbook/vcard.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ impl CardDeserializer {
 impl<V: VCardVersion> TryInto<Card> for VCard<V> {
     type Error = crate::error::Error;
 
-    fn try_into(mut self) -> crate::error::Result<Card> {
+    fn try_into(mut self) -> Result<Card> {
         let mut card = Card::new();
         card.set_id(CardId::Hash({
             let mut hasher = std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher::new();
diff --git a/melib/src/error.rs b/melib/src/error.rs
index 4c852674..29814645 100644
--- a/melib/src/error.rs
+++ b/melib/src/error.rs
@@ -523,7 +523,6 @@ impl From<isahc::Error> for Error {
     }
 }
 
-#[cfg(feature = "jmap")]
 impl From<serde_json::error::Error> for Error {
     #[inline]
     fn from(err: serde_json::error::Error) -> Self {