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Becoming more efficient starts with better email management for most people doing any kind of work in 2026. On top of your regular Gmail inbox, you can use an AI email assistant to help you win back some time in your day. Shortwave AI email assistant can do just that: help you create emails, get personalized alerts, and AI snippets from full emails, and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n

But can it help you do cold outreach and write effective follow ups too? Let’s look at Shortwave in detail to find out if you can trust it or use it for your entire team’s emails.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Shortwave Email, and who is it for?<\/b><\/h2>\n\"\n

Shortwave is an AI\u2011powered email app designed primarily for people and teams using Gmail or Google Workspace. It transforms email into a task-focused inbox rather than just a message folder, guiding you toward inbox zero with ease and efficiency.\u2002<\/span><\/p>\n

What it is<\/b><\/p>\n

Shortwave is built on an AI assistant integrated within your email experience, on top of Gmail accounts. It organizes messages into bundles, helps you search using plain language, summarizes long conversations, writes or edits emails in your style, and even manages scheduling and follow\u2011up reminders.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortwave works best if you use Gmail or Google Workspace and you have an overflowing inbox that you want to get a grip on. It suits professionals or teams overwhelmed with email traffic who want to delegate routine inbox tasks to AI.<\/span><\/p>\n

It especially helps those who prefer task\u2011style inbox management over traditional email threading. It\u2019s available on iOS, Android, and web, though it does not support Outlook or other providers.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, is this a great Google inbox successor or just another overpriced tool with AI features that helps you write emails? Let’s find out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Top features<\/b><\/h2>\n

Shortwave has a range of features for creating great email content and making sure those emails arrive where they’re supposed to.<\/span><\/p>\n

AI\u2011powered productivity<\/b><\/h3>\n

Instant AI summaries<\/b>
\n<\/b>Every thread gets a one\u2011sentence summary automatically. Tap it to expand into longer summaries or ask the Assistant follow\u2011up questions. This saves time, especially when processing many emails.<\/span><\/p>\n

AI assistant with deep context<\/b><\/p>\n

Across platforms (web, iOS, Android), you can ask natural\u2011language requests. Shortwave’s powerful AI assistant can draft replies, analyze threads, search emails, schedule meetings, or summarize bundles. The expanded context window handles larger volumes of content for smarter insights.<\/span><\/p>\n

AI\u2011powered autocomplete & replies<\/b><\/p>\n

While composing, you can press Tab to complete sentences or entire email replies in your style. Improve existing drafts, translate messages, or forward summaries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Multiselect AI analysis<\/b><\/p>\n

Select multiple threads and ask questions like \u201cWhat did we decide on this?\u201d or \u201cWhat\u2019s outstanding across these?\u201d The assistant can summarize across threads and group results intelligently.<\/span><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udce7 Inbox Organization & Email Workflow<\/b><\/h3>\n

Bundles & bulk triage<\/b><\/p>\n

Automatically groups newsletters, updates, promotions, travel, and other labels into bundles for fast actions, such as archive, snooze, or mark as done in one go.<\/span><\/p>\n

Splits (custom inbox tabs)<\/b><\/p>\n

Divide your inbox into tabs based on criteria like importance, sender, label, or custom queries. Focus first on priority emails, then handle less critical ones later.<\/span><\/p>\n

Delivery schedules<\/b><\/p>\n

Set rules so non\u2011urgent email arrives when you\u2019re ready. For example, newsletters are shown only on weekends or during less busy times to avoid distractions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Auto\u2011applied labels and filters<\/b><\/p>\n

Automatically tag emails by sender or rule, enabling downstream bundles, splits, notifications, and more, all without manual tagging.<\/span><\/p>\n

Turn emails into to-dos<\/b><\/p>\n

Group threads, add notes, rename, and prioritize them right in the inbox as actionable items\u2014turning email into task management.<\/span><\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd1d Team collaboration & integration<\/b><\/h3>\n

Real\u2011time collaborative threads<\/b>
\n<\/b>Share live views of threads with teammates. Everyone sees updates, replies, attachments, and comments in real time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Team comments and assignments<\/b><\/p>\n

Mention and comment internally, assign threads to teammates, and track status (e.g. done\/not done) without external tools.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shared templates, automations, labels<\/b><\/p>\n

Teams can create shared AI templates (Snippets), shared labels, and automations to standardize workflows across users.<\/span><\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc5 Scheduling & calendar tools<\/b><\/h3>\n

Integrated calendar view & meeting scheduling<\/b><\/p>\n

Built\u2011in calendar lets you review events and schedule directly. The AI Assistant can create meetings, send proposals, check for conflicts, and auto\u2011invite via Google Meet or Zoom.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2699\ufe0f Customization & automation<\/b><\/h3>\n

Search & saved queries<\/b><\/p>\n

AI\u2011powered search supports natural language queries like \u201cemails about project X last month.\u201d You can save favorite searches or queries for quick access.<\/span><\/p>\n

Custom layouts & themes<\/b><\/p>\n

Choose between Default, Side\u2011panel, and Fullscreen layouts. Customize appearance with light\/dark mode and accent colors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fine\u2011grained notification control<\/b><\/p>\n

Set which labels or senders trigger push alerts, and outside of work hours, enable \u201cDo Not Disturb\u201d mode to minimize interruptions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Keyboard first workflow<\/b><\/p>\n

Command palette support and markdown editor help your email work stay fast and mouse\u2011free<\/span><\/p>\n

Pricing plans<\/b><\/h2>\n

Shortwave email pricing depends on whether you use it as a business or an individual.<\/span><\/p>\n

Individual tier<\/b><\/h3>\n

There are two plans in this tier.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Free plan <\/b>gets you basic intelligence, 90 days of search history (AI and standard), max 15 threads per AI search, basic inbox settings, and a Shortwave logo in your emails.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pro plan<\/b> in this tier is $14 per seat per month when billed annually. In this plan, you get:<\/span><\/p>\n