Shortwave
An AI-powered email app for Gmail that summarises, searches and drafts replies.
What is Shortwave?
Shortwave is an email app for Gmail with AI built in. It summarises long threads, finds information in your inbox when you ask questions, and drafts replies in your style.
Think of it as an email assistant that reads your inbox for you.
What you can do with it
- AI summaries: long threads in seconds
- Ask your inbox: "When is the meeting with X?"
- AI replies: drafts in your style
- Bundles: group similar emails
Get started in 3 steps
- Go to shortwave.com and sign up free
- Sign in with your Gmail account
- Use the AI assistant to search and draft
Try this today
- Summarise a long email thread
- Ask for all emails about an event
- Draft a reply
Good to know
- Gmail only
- Free plan: limited AI
- Review drafts: before sending
Quick challenge
Clear your inbox faster using AI summaries for one week!
Picked by the Scrollwell team · updated 25 Oct 2026. Shortwave is run by its own company — read its privacy terms before you add learners' names or marks.