Notion Mail alternatives after its shutdown
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Short answer: Notion Mail shut down on September 22, 2026, and your email is still in Gmail. If you used it to see what needed a reply, Lowtide is the best replacement on a Mac: one list in your menu bar of what you owe people across Gmail, Slack and meetings, each with a draft, free during early access. For another full AI email app, Superhuman, Shortwave and Spark are the closest.
What happened to Notion Mail?
Notion announced on June 25, 2026 that it would wind down the Notion Mail inbox on the web, Mac and iPhone on September 22, 2026. Email stayed in Gmail, since Notion Mail was an app for Gmail; drafts and scheduled emails didn’t carry over, and snippets and auto-label setups could be exported. Notion said it is “going all in on using agents to run your inbox.”
Notion Mail alternatives at a glance
| App | What it is | Works with | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowtide | A Mac menu bar list of what you owe across your tools | Gmail, Slack, Granola, GitHub, Linear; Mac | Free during early access | Seeing what needs you without living in an inbox |
| Superhuman | A fast email client with AI | Gmail or Outlook; Mac, Windows, web, iPhone, Android | From $30 a month ($25 billed annually) | A polished replacement inbox |
| Shortwave | An AI email client built on Gmail | Gmail; Mac, Windows, web, iPhone, Android | Free plan; Pro $18 a month | AI search and filters for Gmail |
| Spark | An email client with AI features | Gmail, Outlook, iCloud and more; Mac, Windows, iPhone, Android | Free; Plus $10 a month; Pro $20 | One affordable app for every account |
| Cora | An AI layer for Gmail that keeps only what you must answer in your inbox and briefs you on the rest | Gmail | From $20 a month, billed annually | Clearing newsletters and FYIs on its own |
| Gmail with Gemini | Gmail’s own nudges and AI | Gmail; web, iPhone, Android | Nudges are free; Gemini comes with Google AI and Workspace plans | Staying in Gmail |
If you mostly used it to see what needed a reply
You may not need another email app at all. Lowtide keeps the part of Notion Mail people miss most, knowing what needs you, and goes further than email: it lists what needs your reply in Gmail and Slack, questions nobody answered, and promises from your meetings, in your Mac’s menu bar, each with a draft. Gmail’s own nudges bring back emails you haven’t answered, for free, and Cora keeps only the emails you must answer in your inbox and sums up the rest twice a day.
If you want another AI email app
Superhuman is the most polished replacement, on every platform and with Outlook too; custom auto labels come with its Business plan. Shortwave is closest in spirit to Notion Mail’s AI-first take on Gmail, with AI filters and search, and has a free plan. Spark is the least expensive way to get a capable app for every account you have.
Questions people ask
When did Notion Mail shut down?
On September 22, 2026, on the web, Mac and iPhone. Notion announced it on June 25, 2026.
Did I lose my email when Notion Mail shut down?
No. Notion Mail was an app for your Gmail account, so your email is still in Gmail. Drafts and scheduled emails that existed only in Notion Mail didn’t carry over unless they were exported by September 21.
What’s the closest thing to Notion Mail?
If what you valued was knowing what needed you, Lowtide on a Mac. For an AI-first email app on top of Gmail, Shortwave is the closest; for the most polished email app overall, Superhuman.
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