Shortwave is an AI-powered email client that replaces Gmail's default interface with a smarter, faster inbox experience. Its AI features include AI email drafting that learns your writing style, automatic email summarization for long threads, intelligent meeting scheduling assistance, and an AI assistant that can search and answer questions about your email history.

The AI email summarization is Shortwave's most immediately practical feature: it condenses long email threads into a brief summary so you can quickly understand context without reading every message. For heavy email users with dozens of active threads, this reduces reading time significantly. The AI drafting feature builds on your existing email history to suggest responses in your actual tone.

Shortwave is a Gmail-compatible client (it reads and sends email through your Gmail account) rather than a separate email service, which means you're not changing your email address or migrating data — just the interface. This reduces adoption friction significantly. The tool is best suited for Gmail power users with high email volume who want AI assistance within their existing workflow.

🐱 SAGE SAYS

The email thread summarization is the feature to try first — open your most backed-up inbox day, click summarize on the longest thread, and see if 30 seconds of reading gives you the context that previously took 10 minutes. That experience tells you if Shortwave is worth it.

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