Avec

Swipe through your inbox and clear it in a minute a day

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Screenshot of Avec, Swipe through your inbox and clear it in a minute a day

What is Avec?

Avec is an email summarization tool. An email app for Gmail users who want to clear their inbox fast. It serves messages as swipeable cards, saves the rest for later, drafts replies from voice, and unifies multiple addresses in one view.

Avec is an email client built around a single premise: most people do not want to read their inbox, they want to empty it. The app pulls your messages into a prioritized queue and presents them one card at a time, so each email gets a fast decision rather than a long scroll. Swipe right to mark a message done, swipe left to save it for later. The interface borrows the card stack interaction people already know from dating apps, which makes the sorting habit feel familiar from the first session. The app is designed for people who dread email but still depend on it for work and family logistics. It works with an existing Gmail account, and anyone juggling several addresses can route them into a single unified view. When you reach a computer, the tasks you saved on mobile are waiting so nothing gets dropped between devices. Voice input covers the reply problem: speak a few rough points, and Avec drafts an email in your own tone that you can review, adjust and send. A search box answers plain language questions about your mail instead of making you dig through threads. Avec positions itself between a traditional client and a task manager. Gmail, Outlook and Apple Mail treat every message as something to open; Avec treats it as something to triage, and then nudges you with smart notifications that summarize what happened and what needs a decision next. Folders and labels take a back seat to the swipe queue and the later pile. Availability is the main catch today. The build ships for Mac and iOS, with Outlook and Android support only promised through a notification list. Pricing is not published on the homepage, and the app is offered as a free download. Anyone outside the Apple ecosystem should treat it as a wait rather than a switch.

How do you use Avec?

  1. 1Download Avec for Mac or iPhone
    Grab the Mac build from the hero buttons or install the iOS app from the App Store. Both are free downloads, so you can test the workflow before committing to anything.
    Avec — Download Avec for Mac or iPhone
  2. 2Connect your Gmail account
    Sign in with the Google account you already use. If you have more than one address, add them so everything lands in the unified view.
  3. 3Swipe through the priority queue
    Avec surfaces messages one card at a time. Swipe right to mark a message done and swipe left to push it into the later pile.
  4. 4Clear the saved pile at your desk
    Sit down at the Mac app and work through everything you deferred on the phone. The later queue carries over, so nothing is lost between devices.
  5. 5Draft a reply by voice
    Hold the voice control, say the key points out loud, and let Avec turn them into a message written in your tone. Edit the draft before sending.
  6. 6Ask the inbox a question
    Use search to query your mail in plain language, such as finding a document or a flight change, and jump straight to the source message.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Swipe based triage turns inbox clearing into a fast, low effort habitAI
  • Voice compose drafts replies in your own tone from a few spoken pointsAI
  • Multiple email addresses can be handled in a single unified viewAI
  • Natural language search answers questions without digging through threadsAI
  • Free download on Mac and iOS with no payment details required to startAI

Cons

  • Only Gmail accounts are supported at launch, with Outlook still pendingAI
  • No Android app yet, so the tool is limited to Apple hardwareAI
  • Pricing for any paid tier is not stated on the homepageAI
  • The card queue may not suit people who need full thread context before replyingAI
  • Smart notifications and voice drafting depend on broad inbox accessAI

How much does Avec cost?

Integrations

Works with existing Gmail accounts. Outlook, Android and further integrations are announced as forthcoming rather than available.

Features

Core pieces include a prioritized card queue with swipe to done or swipe to later, a unified inbox for multiple addresses, voice to draft composition, plain language search over your mail, and smart notifications that summarize what arrived and what to do next.

Frequently asked questions about Avec

  • How do you use Avec?
    The walkthrough on this page covers 6 steps: 1. Download Avec for Mac or iPhone 2. Connect your Gmail account 3. Swipe through the priority queue 4. Clear the saved pile at your desk 5. Draft a reply by voice 6. Ask the inbox a question.
  • What platforms does Avec support?
    Avec is available on Web App, iOS and MacOS.
  • What does Avec integrate with?
    Works with existing Gmail accounts. Outlook, Android and further integrations are announced as forthcoming rather than available.
  • What are the limitations of Avec?
    Only Gmail accounts are supported at launch, with Outlook still pending. No Android app yet, so the tool is limited to Apple hardware. Pricing for any paid tier is not stated on the homepage.

Status

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Added11/3/2026

Platforms

Web AppiOSMacOS

Pricing

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