Shortwave

AI email client for Gmail with intelligent search and organisation

About Shortwave

Shortwave is an AI-powered email client for Gmail and Google Workspace that makes busy inboxes manageable. Its AI assistant organises mail with one-click cleanup, bundles, splits, and AI filters that act on new messages automatically, while personalised AI writing, predictive autocomplete, instant summaries, and attachment analysis speed up replies. Natural-language AI search answers questions across years of email history, and scheduling, todos, read statuses, and link tracking are built in. Teams collaborate through shared threads, private comments, assignees, and shared labels.

Shortwave website preview

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Shortwave: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Paid product with a commercial model behind it — support and continued development are funded by paying customers.
Covers email client, ai assistant, gmail, productivity — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

No free tier is listed in this directory — budget for a paid plan, and use any trial the official site offers before buying.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 565 tools in the Communication & Collaboration category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Shortwave pricing

Pricing model	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.
Free access	No free tier listed
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	shortwave.com

Shortwave key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.
Focus areas: email client, ai assistant, gmail, productivity
Official site: shortwave.com

Shortwave FAQ

How much does Shortwave cost?

Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (shortwave.com).

What is Shortwave used for?

AI email client for Gmail with intelligent search and organisation Its focus areas in the Communication & Collaboration category: email client, ai assistant, gmail, productivity.

Where can I try Shortwave?

On its official site, shortwave.com — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Shortwave vs alternatives

	Shortwave	CXassist	Cypht	HeyHelp
Pricing	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Paid — this directory does not list a free tier for it.
Focus areas	email client, ai assistant, gmail, productivity	email, inbox, ai replies, gmail	webmail, email client, self hosted, open source	gmail, email assistant, inbox, follow ups
Official site	shortwave.com	cxassist.io	cypht.org	heyhelp.ai
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 565 tools. Alongside Shortwave, it includes Slack, Zoom, Discord, Microsoft Teams.

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Alternatives to Shortwave

Tools in the same Communication & Collaboration category that share focus areas with Shortwave — worth comparing before you commit:

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CXassist

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Cypht

All your email, from all your accounts, in one place

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HeyHelp

AI email assistant inside Gmail that saves hours weekly

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Hiver

Help desk that lives inside Gmail

Paidshared-inboxgmailhelpdeskemail-management

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Inbox Zero

Open-source AI email assistant that organises your inbox and drafts replies

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Keeping

Simple help desk add-on for Gmail

Paidhelpdeskgmailshared-inboxsimple

More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: Slack — Team messaging where work happens; Zoom — Video meetings the whole world relies on; Discord — Voice, video, and text chat for communities.