About Shortwave
Shortwave layers AI summaries, smart bundles and a proper search experience on top of Gmail. If you live in Google's ecosystem and want superpowers without leaving it, Shortwave is the answer. Thread summaries are genuinely useful when you've been CC'd on a 40-message chain.
Best Gmail client for people who want AI features without paying Superhuman prices. The bundle view beats Gmail's labels for most workflows.
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The honest list
What we love
＋AI thread summaries
＋Smart bundles replace labels
＋Pinned messages system
＋Works with your existing Gmail
Watch out for
−Gmail only — no other providers
−iOS app less capable than web