Ready to Send

Ready to Send sits in a sweet spot: it's a lightweight Gmail add-on that brings AI drafting to your existing inbox without forcing you to switch to a new email client. It's not a full inbox replacement like Superhuman; it's a plugin that works where you already are. The core value is speed: as soon as a new email lands, a draft is ready for your review. You can edit, regenerate, or just send. That review step is a deliberate design choice, and it's the right one for most people — you keep control, but you eliminate the blank-page problem. The standout feature is Intelligent Snippets. This is where Ready to Send differentiates itself from generic AI writing tools. You build a knowledge base of reusable content — refund policies, product FAQs, onboarding steps — and the AI automatically inserts the relevant snippet into the draft. For support teams, this ensures consistency; for sales, it keeps follow-ups sharp; for internal folks, it stops the cycle of re-typing the same instructions. The AI can even pull from your settings to auto-generate customer support responses with your product info, hours, policies, and FAQs. Personalization is another strength. You can give instructions per contact or globally, define profiles for every contact, and even defer questions to other teams or accept/reject meetings automatically. That level of control goes beyond most email AI tools. On the privacy front, Ready to Send makes strong claims: emails are not stored, and AI models are not trained on your messages. It holds Google's Cloud Application Security Assessment Tier 2 certification, which is a real credential. If privacy is a dealbreaker for you, this tool is more reassuring than most. Model flexibility is a plus for tinkerers: you're on OpenAI by default, but you can bring your own API key for Gemini, Anthropic, or others. That way, you can use a model you trust or one that's cheaper. Where does it fall short? The free tier caps at 200 emails, which may be enough for a light user but will hit heavier users quickly. The paid plans start at $19/mo, which is reasonable but not the cheapest. It's not a full email client, so if you want a native desktop app with offline access, you'll be disappointed. There's no team collaboration or shared inbox management — this is for individuals and small teams, not large support departments. And while the AI drafts are good, they're not perfect; you'll still need to proofread. But for the price and the Gmail-native convenience, it's a strong contender.