Shortwave
AI-powered email client that generates replies, summarizes threads, schedules events with natural language, and offers deep inbox search. The most AI-featured email app available.
Pricing verified 2025-09-15
Overview
Shortwave reimagines email with deep AI integration, turning your inbox from a time sink into a productivity tool. Its AI assistant can draft replies in your writing style, summarize long email threads into key points, and search your inbox with natural language queries.
The smart scheduling feature lets you coordinate meetings by simply describing when you're available, and the AI handles the back-and-forth with participants.
Key features
Email AI
AI drafts replies matching your tone, suggests responses, and can handle routine emails autonomously.
Summarize
Instantly summarize long email threads into key points and action items. Never miss important details.
Smart Search
Search your inbox with natural language. Find emails by describing what you're looking for rather than exact keywords.
Pricing
Free tier: Basic AI features with limited daily queries
| Plan | Price | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Basic AI features, limited queries |
| Pro | $12/mo | Unlimited AI, advanced search, scheduling |
| Business | $16/mo/user | Team features, admin controls, analytics |
Basic AI features, limited queries
Unlimited AI, advanced search, scheduling
Team features, admin controls, analytics
Pros & cons
Pros
- ✓Most AI-integrated email client available
- ✓Excellent thread summarization
- ✓Natural language search is powerful
- ✓Clean, modern interface
Cons
- ×Gmail-only (no Outlook or other providers)
- ×Free tier is quite limited
- ×Newer product with smaller user base
- ×Some AI features can be slow