Shortmail

Shortmail: Brevity-Focused Email Service

Email service with character limit of 300 characters to help users convey their message quickly and efficiently

What is Shortmail?

Shortmail is an email service launched in 2019 that aims to simplify email and reduce information overload. Its key feature is limiting all emails to 300 characters, forcing users to be more concise and thoughtful in their communication.

Shortmail integrates with existing email providers like Gmail to function as an email front-end. It displays shortened versions of incoming emails while allowing users to click to view full versions if needed. Outgoing emails are automatically truncated at 300 characters if over the limit.

Other features include easy unsubscribing from email lists, reminders to respond to important emails, templates to save for common responses, and AI summarization of long emails. The service also gamifies the experience, awarding badges for milestones like shortening 100 emails.

The company believes that excessively long, unclear emails have become the norm and contribute significantly to information overload. By putting brevity front and center, Shortmail wants to help users communicate more efficiently and mindfully. While limiting email length may not work for all situations, it aims to make email feel less overwhelming.

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