Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Shortwhale – Get fewer, shorter, and better emails
Dan Ariely and I are looking for ways to help people with high email load. One idea was Shortwhale, which we've tested for a few months now. The idea is super simple: It's a place to tell people how you prefer email and it offers a simple contact form that adds the necessary structure to email. Although technically trivial, it works extremely well for Dan. We have ideas on how to expand this but first we'd like to know if someone else might find this useful too (we know that this is only a solution for people who get tons of (unsolicited) email). Underlying to all of this is the idea to put…
Shortwhale is a service that helps people overwhelmed by email by providing a customizable profile where they can specify their email preferences and a structured contact form for senders to use. The tool adds… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shortwhale – Get fewer, shorter, and better emails launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Shortwave▲299Email smarter & faster with a reinvented Gmail experience
2022 · shortwave.com · its alternatives →
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I’m thrilled to finally be able to show everyone what we’ve been working on for the last 2 years. We’re re-inventing the email experience to help you email smarter and faster, so you can get more done, and maybe even actually enjoy your inbox. When we launched Firebase here 10 years ago, HN was tough but fair, and I expect no less this time around! I hope you’ll check out what we’ve built and share your feedback. I’ll be around here all day and am happy to answer any questions. Let us know what you think!
2022 · shortwave.com · its alternatives →
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Mailmeteor▲567Send hundreds of personalized emails with Gmail.
2019 · mailmeteor.com · its alternatives →
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Mailshake▲603A simple and easy to use solution for cold emails
2017 · mailshake.com · its alternatives →
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The ultimate toolbox to control sending/receiving emails
2014 · boomeranggmail.com · its alternatives →
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Mixmax▲404Instant scheduling, tracking, templates, polls in Gmail
2015 · mixmax.com · its alternatives →
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EasyEmail▲227Gmail plug-in that helps you write emails quickly
2018 · easyemail.ai · its alternatives →
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Emailwish▲355All in one email marketing platform for your ecommerce store
2024 · emailwish.com · its alternatives →
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Forage Mail▲306AI that solves email overwhelm. Not another mail app.
2025 · foragemail.com · its alternatives →
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The ultimate search, analysis, and productivity companion
2024 · shortwave.com · its alternatives →
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Everything you need to start sending newsletters, drip campaigns, transactional emails. Mailcoach is a fully featured email marketing platform built for growing creators, developers, and businesses.
2020 · mailcoach.app · its alternatives →
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Create unlimited email aliases for free. Protect your real email from spam by using a different address for each service. Privacy friendly, anonymous replies.
2019 · anonaddy.com · its alternatives →
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Hello Inbox▲283Hey HN, I built an email deliverability SaaS with a RAG system. It's trained on all my knowledge and hundreds of real deliverability use cases from 4+ years experience as an Email Deliverability Specialist on Upwork. It solves a frustration problem a lot of businesses are experiencing. I'm looking for feedback so let me know in the comments.
Aug 2026 · helloinbox.email · its alternatives →
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Minutemailer▲80Create and send beautiful newsletters in minutes
2023 · minutemailer.com · its alternatives →
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Lukewarm Emailer▲267Build a list of people on Twitter, reach out w/ a cold email
2014 · its alternatives →
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Personalized (bulk) email has never been this easy
2015 · mixmax.com · its alternatives →
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Minute Mailer▲221Mailchimp + Buffer in one simple platform.
2015 · minutemailer.com · its alternatives →
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QuickMail▲86Get more responses from cold emails with less effort
2014 · quickmail.com · its alternatives →
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QuickPing▲11I got tired of creating a new email account, or setting up (and paying for) a Google Workspace every time I launched a side project. All I wanted was a link I could put on my site that lets someone send me a message and have a conversation. QuickPing gives you a shareable URL (like quickping.dev/to/yourproject). Someone visits it, types their name, email, and a message. You get notified and reply from a dashboard. They get an email with a link back to the thread. No chat widget, no embed code. Just a link you add to your site. Built with Next.js, Neon, and Mailgun. I'm using it for…
Jul 2026 · quickping.dev · its alternatives →
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