Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Read AI for Gmail

Capture conversations wherever they occur

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Read AI for Gmail launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Readouts▲121
AI summaries for email, messages & meetings
2024 · read.ai · its alternatives →
2
Apparent for Gmail▲225
I got frustrated with Gmail's lack of customization, and built an extension for myself. It doesn't do much other than modify how Gmail is displayed in Chrome. Does it as minimally as possible (that I can engineer). Done locally, zero remote processing. Currently built the following settings (want to add more soon): Conversations: * Show newest message first * Show every message in a thread (sometimes they're collapsed into numbered bubbles) * Remove AI overviews (retches) Layout/UI: * Minimize the search & top bar * Minimize the far left "rail" (Mail/Chat/Meet) * Hide a bunch…
Mar 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Gmail in the Gemini Era▲371
Ask your inbox anything to get summaries, drafts, & more
Jan 2026 · blog.google · its alternatives →
4
Gmail Summarization▲90
Extracting the most important sentences from an email thread
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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TextCraft AI▲181
Smart inbox, smart emails - AI at your service
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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EzMail.AI Extension▲84
ChatGPT for Gmail Chrome extension that generates emails
2023 · its alternatives →
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Auto Gmail▲82
Let AI draft answers to all your inbound emails
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Auto-Gmail▲132
AI to draft answers to all your inbound emails
2023 · tinymagic.app · its alternatives →
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compose.ai▲326
Write email at the speed of thought with AI.
2020 · compose.ai · its alternatives →
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NotePlan AI Meeting Notes▲151
AI meeting notes and smart summaries for Google Meet calls
2024 · noteplan.co · its alternatives →
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ChatGPT For Gmail▲157
Leverage the power of ChatGPT within Gmail
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Briefly AI▲406
AI meeting summaries, follow-up emails, and deliverables
2023 · brieflyai.com · its alternatives →
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Ovy▲268
One click AI-generated email replies for Gmail
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Inbox Narrator▲84
AI-powered email summaries delivered by voice
2023 · inboxnarrator.com · its alternatives →
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AI Mail Assistant▲63
Generate, translate, summarize & improve emails
2023 · chatgptservices.app · its alternatives →
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AI GPT for Gmail™▲112
Write emails with AI and ChatGPT in just seconds
2024 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →
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Shortwave Smart Summaries▲124
AI email summaries, read less, do more
2023 · shortwave.com · its alternatives →
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Loopin AI for Google Meet▲229
AI notes and meeting summaries, never take notes on GMeet
2023 · loopinhq.com · its alternatives →
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Async for Gmail and Chrome▲200
Add voice notes to your emails and your work apps
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Meeting Notetaker for Google Meet▲87
Meeting Notetaker from Read AI available as meet add-on
2023 · workspace.google.com · its alternatives →
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AI Summary Helper - Summarize Articles▲139
Summarize in your language and style & read them on the go
2024 · philwornath.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
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MBox AI meet▲172
Google Meet real-time transcription with AI summary
2024 · mbox-meet.com · its alternatives →
23
MailToDock▲70
Turn Gmail into Google Tasks with AI-powered
Apr 2026 · mailtodock.vercel.app · its alternatives →
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Auto Gmail - ChatGPT AI for email inbox▲13
Let the AI train on your whole email data and answer for you
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

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