Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to TL;DR Email

Send short emails & read emails as fast as you read Facebook

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TL;DR Email launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   MailTime 2.0▲143

   Go through your email as fast and easy as text-messaging

   2015 · mailti.me · its alternatives →

2. 2
   TL;DR for Apple Watch▲72

   The fastest email experience now for Apple Watch

   2015 · gotldr.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Read on Mail▲92

   Why "read it later" - email yourself now ⚡

   2019 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shortwhale▲85

   Stop drowning in email

   2014 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   QuickMail▲86

   Get more responses from cold emails with less effort

   2014 · quickmail.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Email 1K▲190

   Double Your Email List

   2014 · email1k.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Todobook▲203

   Turn your Facebook Newsfeed into your to-do list

   2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   fwrdto.me▲212

   Send web pages to your email inbox in just one click

   2016 · fwrdto.me · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Email This▲128

   Send ad-free articles & web pages to your email inbox

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Snack▲125

    Read all your favorite email subscriptions in one app

    2016 · bnc.lt · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Extra Thursday▲222

    Chat with your inbox. Ask questions, draft, summarize – fast

    Nov 2025 · extrathursday.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Entro▲244

    The holy grail of email introductions

    2016 · entro.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Scope▲69

    Share emails fast

    2014 · litmus.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Wave▲163

    Instantly chat with anyone with an email address

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Short Form▲136

    Bite-sized summaries of the best newsletters each week

    2021 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Complete▲149

    Compose email 2x faster

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Emailadore▲75

    Share links to an email for reference super fast.

    2014 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Quick Compose▲86

    Tweet or post to Facebook from your iOS notification center

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mlist▲147

    A better way to read email newsletters

    2015 · letterlist.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    TLDR▲213

    The quickest, easiest way to share articles with friends

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Kite▲173

    Read email newsletters outside your inbox

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Let.ter▲115

    The tiny email app just for writing emails

    2014 · theletterapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Facebook Sixth Sense▲191

    Know when your friends start writing to you

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Rando▲96

    Send a random photo, GIF, or quote. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →