Steadwell
Find your place
Read messages and full conversations. Search your local mail index to find the detail you need.
A little more room to think
Keep track of what needs
your reply.
Steadwell brings Gmail messages, follow ups, and reply drafts into one workspace on your Mac.
Explore Gmail featuresFor macOS 26 and later. A product of 1YC.
Needs your attention
3 messagesMaya Laurent
A time for the design review
Would Thursday morning work for you?
Reply neededSam Okafor
Notes from our conversation
Here are the next steps we discussed.
Follow upElena Vos
The first draft is ready
I would like your thoughts before Friday.
Read. Decide. Make space for the next thing.
Your Gmail, in view
From a message
to a next step.
Read the conversation, decide what matters, and keep the next action close to the message that started it.
Give mail a next step
Archive, snooze, and update read state. With Claude connected, find commitments and prepare conversation summaries.
Keep the final word
Use optional Claude features to prepare a reply. Save it as a Gmail draft, then review and send it in Gmail.
Start with your inbox
Gmail on your Mac.
Know your connections.
Review AI settings before connecting mail. Release 1.0 can detect installed Claude Code and analyze mail automatically. Turn off its Claude connection if you do not want AI processing.
- 01 / Connect
Sign in with Google
Give Steadwell permission to read messages, organize mail, and create drafts. Google handles your sign in.
- 02 / Review
Work through your mail
Open conversations, search, archive messages, and keep track of mail that needs attention.
- 03 / Review Claude
Check your AI connection
Claude analysis, summaries, and reply drafts send message content to Anthropic. Check your account’s privacy settings before using these features.
Make room to think. Keep the final word.
Steadwell prepares drafts. You decide what to send.
Know where your data goes
A clear view
of your mail data.
Your mailbox connects directly to the Mac app. Optional AI processing is a separate connection to Anthropic.
Read the privacy policyMail stored on your Mac
Steadwell stores mail data and its search index locally. OAuth credentials use the macOS Keychain.
Claude is an external service
Enabled AI features send message previews, conversation text, or reply context to Anthropic. Provider account terms apply.
Access and storage are separate
You can disconnect Gmail and revoke access through Google. Remove stored local data separately. See the removal steps.
Before you connect.
What is Steadwell?
Steadwell is a native Mac app for reading and organizing email. 1YC develops the app. This site explains its Gmail connection and data use.
Why does Steadwell request Gmail access?
It reads messages and conversations, changes labels and read state, archives and snoozes messages, and creates drafts. These features use Google’s Gmail modify permission.
Does Steadwell send email for me?
No. Steadwell creates Gmail drafts for your review. You send them from Gmail.
Do I need Claude to connect Gmail?
No. Gmail and manual mail actions work without Claude. In release 1.0, an existing Claude Code installation can be detected automatically. Check Settings and turn off that connection if you do not want AI processing.
Does all processing stay on my Mac?
No. The app keeps local mail stores, but enabled Claude features send message content to Anthropic. Read the AI processing details before you connect Claude.
How do I remove Gmail access and local data?
Disconnect Gmail in Steadwell and remove its connection in your Google Account. Disconnecting does not erase stored mail. Follow the separate local data removal steps.
Steadwell by 1YC
A considered place for your mail.
Start with what the Gmail connection does.