Shortwave

AI-native email client for Gmail that summarizes, drafts, and organizes your inbox.

4.4 (5)

Granskat av Daniel Nikulshyn·Uppdaterad maj 2026

Email Productivity Collaboration Mobile AI Assistant Cross-Platform Gmail

Översikt

Shortwave is an email client built on top of Gmail that uses AI to help users move through their inbox faster. It offers thread summaries, natural language search, AI-assisted drafting, and scheduling tools, aiming to reduce the time spent triaging and replying to messages. In addition to individual productivity features, Shortwave supports team-oriented workflows with shared labels, channels, and real-time collaboration on messages. It is available on web, desktop, and mobile, and integrates with calendars and other workplace tools.

Nyckelfunktioner

AI thread summaries and Q&A
Natural language inbox search
AI-assisted drafting and replies
Scheduled send and snooze controls
Shared labels and team collaboration
Web, desktop, iOS, and Android apps

Användningsfall

Rapid inbox triage with AI summaries

Quickly catch up on long email threads using AI-generated summaries and Q&A, reducing time spent reading through back-and-forth messages.

Natural language email search

Find specific messages, attachments, or conversations by typing plain-English queries instead of constructing complex Gmail search operators.

Faster replies with AI drafting

Generate context-aware draft replies and refine them before sending, speeding up routine correspondence and follow-ups.

Team collaboration on shared email

Use shared labels and real-time collaboration so teams can coordinate on customer threads, internal requests, or shared inboxes.

Fördelar och nackdelar

Fördelar

Tight Gmail integration with no migration needed
Powerful AI summaries and natural language search
Helpful drafting and reply suggestions
Cross-platform apps with fast performance

Nackdelar

Gmail-only, no support for other providers
Advanced AI features require a paid plan
Learning curve for users used to standard Gmail
Privacy considerations with AI processing emails

Recensioner

4.4

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Liam O’Connor

Does the job

Pretty happy overall. Natural language inbox search just works and helpful drafting and reply suggestions. but no dealbreakers — I'd recommend it to a friend without hesitating.

Aisha Khan

Compared a few options

Evaluated this against two competitors. Where it wins: aI thread summaries and Q&A and tight Gmail integration with no migration needed. Where it lags: privacy considerations with AI processing emails. On balance the feature set — especially natural language inbox search — justifies the 5 stars for our use case.

Aaliyah Johnson

Compared a few options

Evaluated this against two competitors. Where it wins: aI thread summaries and Q&A and helpful drafting and reply suggestions. Where it lags: gmail-only, no support for other providers. On balance the feature set — especially aI thread summaries and Q&A — justifies the 4 stars for our use case.

Daniel Schmidt

Skeptical, then convinced

I went in skeptical — most tools in this space overpromise. It actually delivers on aI-assisted drafting and replies, and powerful AI summaries and natural language search caught me off guard. Privacy considerations with AI processing emails is why this isn't a perfect score, still, I'd recommend giving it a real trial.

Devin Walker

Does the job

Pretty happy overall. AI-assisted drafting and replies just works and cross-platform apps with fast performance. Advanced AI features require a paid plan can be annoying, but no dealbreakers — I'd recommend it to a friend without hesitating.