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Shortwave proved that AI belongs in email. Slashy takes that further — instead of summarizing your inbox, the AI agent drafts replies, runs automations, and takes action on your behalf.

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What Feels Familiar

  • AI-powered inbox — machine learning sorts and prioritizes email
  • Smart organization — automatic grouping and labeling
  • Bundles / Labels — emails sorted into categories
  • Modern UI — clean, fast, keyboard-friendly interface

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The Key Difference

Shortwave AI summarizes. Slashy AI acts.

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What’s Better in Slashy

AI Agent

Open with Cmd+/. Ask it to draft, send, search, schedule, or set up automations. It executes — not just suggests.

Automations

Set up recurring background tasks: daily dropped ball scans, meeting prep briefings, receipt forwarding, VIP email alerts.

Calendar

Full calendar view (2), busy-time overlays, and Shift+Cmd+A to insert availability in replies.

iMessage

Get important email alerts, daily summaries, and OTP codes forwarded to iMessage. Reply to emails from iMessage.

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Shortwave Bundles vs Slashy Labels

Shortwave bundles group emails by type. Slashy importance labels do the same but are AI-classified and trainable:
  • Move an email to a different label and the AI learns from the correction
  • Customize label names and descriptions to match your workflow
  • Labels are bidirectional with Gmail — changes sync both ways

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Setting Up Snippets

Slashy Snippets replace any templates you used in Shortwave or Gmail canned responses.
1

Create a snippet

Press n s to open the snippet creator. Add a name, shortcut key, and body text.
2

Insert while composing

Press / to search and insert any snippet.
3

Use variables

Add {{first_name}}, {{company}}, or custom fields. Slashy auto-fills from contact data.

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Full Feature Comparison

Keyboard shortcuts cheatsheet — press Shift+? anytime to see every shortcut in Slashy, or visit the full cheatsheet.

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Migration Checklist

1

Connect your Gmail account

Sign up at slashy.com and connect via Google OAuth. Full email history syncs in 2-15 minutes.
2

Replace Shortwave Bundles with labels

Go to Settings > Labels and configure importance labels. These are Slashy’s version of Bundles, but they learn from your corrections and sync with Gmail.
3

Add AI memories

Settings > Memories — describe your role, writing style, and preferences so AI drafts match your voice from day one.
4

Try AI Draft Reply

Open any thread and press Cmd+Enter to generate a full reply draft. Edit and send.
5

Set up your first automation

Open the agent sidebar (Cmd+/) and say “Set up a daily dropped ball scanner.” This scans for emails that need follow-up — something Shortwave cannot do.
6

Create snippets

Press n s to create reusable email templates with AI variable substitution ({{first_name}}, {{company}}).
7

Explore the calendar

Press 2 to open the full calendar view. Use Shift+Cmd+A to insert your availability directly into replies instead of trading times by email.

Your First Week

Day-by-day onboarding guide.

Gmail Migration

Coming from Gmail instead? Start here.