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2 things need you, then you're clear.
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InboxScout reads your email so you don't have to, then hands you a 30-second brief in plain words: the bill that's due, the client waiting on a reply, the form to sign. Everything else stays out of your way.
Free forever · never sends or deletes your mail · updates itself · Linux: .deb · first-time install tips ↓
2 things need you, then you're clear.
Between the newsletters and the receipts: the contract that expires Monday, the school form, the client who has been waiting three days. InboxScout finds those, and says so in one calm screen.
I have four hundred unread emails and I know maybe six of them matter. I just don't know which six.
My mom kept missing doctor's appointments that were sitting right there in her inbox.
Three deals, two lenders, a dozen inspectors. I need to know today what will hurt if it slips.
Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, Outlook.com, Hotmail — or any other mailbox. Read-only: InboxScout can never send, delete, or change anything.
Nurse, contractor, teacher, landlord, retiree, developer, pastor, caregiver… 56 kinds of people. Pick one, or let InboxScout work it out from your mail.
Every morning, or whenever you press the button: what needs you, what you're waiting on, what's coming up. Or simply, “you're all caught up.”
The same app shows more as you use more. It notices how you work, changes at most once a week, always tells you, and always lets you go back or lock it.
For anyone who just wants to know if something needs them. A voice can read the brief out loud.
2 things need you, then you're clear.
Needs you, bills, this week, your people, and the replies you owe — with a next step for each.
| DECIDE | Sign vendor renewal (auto-renews Mon, +8%) | Jane · 2d |
| REPLY | Northwind quote — 3rd nudge | Mark · 3d |
| DELEGATE | Q3 invoices → Priya | ops@ · 5 |
| WATCH | Lease: 42 Maple inspection Fri 2pm | overlap ⚠ |
| PROMISE | “I'll send the deck by Thursday” | you · due |
Dense and fast: what to decide, reply, delegate, and watch — across all your accounts at once.
InboxScout doesn't replace your email app. It reads alongside it and reports back in plain language.
Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, Outlook.com, Hotmail, any IMAP mailbox — several at once. It can never send, delete, or move anything.
A “bank” writing from a free mailbox, a grandchild who suddenly needs gift cards, a prize that needs a fee, a link that hides where it goes. InboxScout flags it first thing, says why in plain words, and tells you what to do instead. Works on your computer, no AI needed, and your trusted helper hears about it too.
Plus what needs a reply, what's a newsletter, what's a receipt — and a quiet heads-up when something contains sensitive information.
The invoice in the PDF, the form in the Word file, the bill in a photo — it reads what's inside and treats it like part of the email. Documents are read on your computer; photos go to your AI helper only if it can see images. One switch turns it off.
Bills, appointments, deals, work orders, deliveries, travel, school, health, job search, customer requests, the people you care about. Tick what fits.
Learns who matters across every inbox, tells you when someone has gone quiet, gathers the week's dates from all your accounts, and remembers what you promised.
“Did the dentist write back?” “What do I owe this month?” “Tell Jane I'll sign it Friday.” Ask in plain words on Today or on your phone and get an answer from your own mail in seconds. It can open a draft for you; it never sends.
Name a family member or friend and choose what they may see. One tap asks them for help with any item, a short digest says “all fine” when it is, and they get a heads-up if a stranger pushes you to pay or someone close goes quiet. You see every message sent, and can pause it all in one press.
Email yourself the brief, get the headline as a text message, or have it read out loud when it's ready. It only ever sends to you and the helpers you name.
Scan a code and your iPhone or Android gets a phone-sized InboxScout on your home Wi‑Fi: check email, what needs you, bills, past briefs. Add it to your home screen and it works like an app. No app store, nothing leaves your network.
One click opens a reply draft in your own mail app (you send it), adds dates to your calendar, or saves briefs to Google Docs and Sheets.
Checks its own health on every run and quietly repairs what it safely can. When something really needs you, it says so in plain words, with one button: Fix it for me.
An assistant opens its own browser window and handles the setup chores — app passwords, connecting accounts — or any web task you describe. There's always a Stop button.
InboxScout adapts to what you do instead of making you adapt to it. 56 kinds of people, each with their own idea of “urgent.”
One big button, three cards, larger text, and a voice that reads the brief out loud. Set it up for them in two minutes; it stays out of their way.
Customer requests, invoices, contracts, and the replies you owe, ranked by what will hurt if it slips. Across every inbox you run.
Every deal, unit, or job tracked by address and stage. Expiring dates, inspections, and unanswered clients surfaced first.
Decisions first. Delegate with a click, see promises you made, and keep one schedule across work and life. Keyboard all the way.
Download, connect your email, and get your first brief before your coffee cools. Windows, Mac and Linux.
Not sure which Mac? Apple menu → About This Mac → “Apple M…” means Apple Silicon. Linux: .deb for Ubuntu, Debian and Mint. All versions
InboxScout isn't code-signed yet (that costs money; we're in the friends-and-family stage). Click More info → Run anyway. It's a one-time message; the app updates itself after that.
Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, click Open Anyway, then open InboxScout again. One time only.
On Linux the AppImage needs to be marked executable first: right-click it → Properties → Permissions → Allow executing file as program (or chmod +x InboxScout-x64.AppImage), then double-click it. It updates itself after that. Prefer a normal install on Ubuntu, Debian, or Mint? sudo apt install ./InboxScout-x64.deb — that one does not update itself: download the new .deb and run the same command again. For passwords to be locked with your system keyring, have gnome-keyring or kwallet installed (most desktops already do).
Apple menu → About This Mac. If you see “Apple M1/M2/M3/M4”, choose Apple Silicon; if you see “Intel”, choose Intel.
Gmail and Outlook can use a normal “Sign in with Google / Microsoft” page. Gmail, Yahoo, and iCloud also work with an app password — a separate password the service makes just for InboxScout. Press Get it for me: the service's own page opens, you sign in and press Create, and InboxScout picks the password up and connects your email. Nothing to copy or type.
Yes. The app, the built-in engine, text messages through your carrier's free gateway, updates — all free. The only optional cost is a paid AI service you might choose to connect.
Not in the app stores — but you don't need one. Open Setup → On your phone, scan the code with your phone on the same Wi‑Fi, and tap Share → Add to Home Screen. You get a phone-sized InboxScout that talks to your computer over your own network. The computer has to be on; the brief also reaches your phone by email, text, or voice.
Yes — that's one of the main reasons it exists. Install it, connect their email, answer “Someone I'm helping” when it asks who is setting up, and you become their first trusted helper: you get a short note when something needs them, they get one big button, three cards, and “Read it to me.” They can see everything sent to you and pause it any time.