inbox-zero
by elie222
Inbox Zero is an AI assistant that works in the background on a Gmail or Outlook account. It sorts mail, drafts replies, clears unwanted emails and comes with its own email app.
- Stars
- 12.8k +9 a day
- Licence
- Unclear
- Runs on
- A small server
- Setup
- Technical
- Language
- TypeScript
- Age
- 1202 days
What you can do with it
- Set plain-English rules so the AI sorts and labels incoming email and drafts replies in your style
- Bulk unsubscribe from newsletters, archive old mail and block cold emails
- Get meeting briefings and save attachments to Google Drive or OneDrive, or manage your inbox through Slack or Telegram
Could replace
- Superhuman
- Fyxer
Our suggestion based on what it does, not a feature-by-feature comparison.
Make money with it
A freelancer could offer inbox management or email setup services for busy clients, using the tool to handle the routine work.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Cut the hours spent triaging email by letting the AI sort mail and pre-draft replies
- Replace a paid email client or AI email assistant subscription with a self-hosted version for a small team
Can you use it commercially?
No standard licence detected. Read the licence before using it commercially.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Self-host with Docker and Node.js 24 or later by running the npx @inbox-zero/cli setup wizard and then the start command, or use the hosted version.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Licence is not clearly identified (NOASSERTION), so check the terms before commercial use
- Real use needs Google or Microsoft OAuth setup and probably paid AI API keys
- Gives an AI access to your email, which raises privacy concerns
- The iOS app is not open source
Who's talking about it
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
