{"id":90228,"title":"Zero – AI Native Email","tagline":"Zero is an AI native email client that manages your inbox, so you don't have to","body":"**TL;DR:** Zero is an open source AI-native email client that organizes your inbox, summarizes threads, writes replies, and lets you chat with your email, so you can stay effortlessly on top of work.\n\n**What is Zero and how does it work?**\n\nZero makes email work for you, not the other way around (checkout our launch video below!).\n\n[Launch Video](https://youtu.be/3Hy3jEQQVFQ)\n\nZero uses AI to:\n\n* **Prioritize** emails and surface what matters most\n* **Summarize** long email threads into quick takeaways\n* **Draft** and **Reply** to emails automatically\n* **Organize** your inbox into smart categories, let you chat with your inbox, understand projects, and plan your day.\n\n![uploaded image](/media/?type=post\u0026id=90228\u0026key=user_uploads/2556219/4f2601b3-7b85-4447-8b75-9f78c3d6c314)\n\n**Problem**\\\nTraditional email clients are outdated and passive. They overload you with notifications, bury important messages, and force you to manually manage threads, tasks, and follow-ups. Meanwhile, most “AI” email tools are just bolt-on features, slow, clunky, and unaware of the full context of your inbox.\n\n**Our Solution**\\\nZero is built from the ground up as an **AI-native email platform**. That means every part of your experience, from prioritization to replies, is powered by a deep understanding of your inbox and your workflow. Zero doesn’t just help you **handle** email, it helps you get **ahead** of it.\n\n* AI that thinks like a human assistant, not a search algorithm\n* Real-time summaries and smart organization that adapts to your day\n* A seamless way to interact with your email through natural conversation\n* Fully open source for complete transparency\n\n**Try Zero**\n\nInstead of drowning in an endless stream of emails, Zero gives you a live, intelligent inbox you can actually control.\n\nWe just launched our public beta at [**0.email**](http://0.email).\n\nIf you’d like to chat with us or learn more:\n\n📅 Book a meeting: [**https://cal.com/team/0/chat**](https://cal.com/team/0/chat)\n\n📧 Email us: [**founders@0.email**](mailto:founders@0.email)","slug":"NTI-zero-ai-native-email","created_at":"2025-05-08T21:50:30.187Z","updated_at":"2026-04-23T22:30:50.704Z","total_vote_count":302,"url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/launches/NTI-zero-ai-native-email","share_image_url":"https://www.ycombinator.com/media/?type=post\u0026id=90228\u0026key=user_uploads/2556219/4f2601b3-7b85-4447-8b75-9f78c3d6c314","company":{"id":30518,"name":"Orchid","slug":"orchid-ai","url":"https://orchid.ai","logo":"https://bookface-images.s3.amazonaws.com/small_logos/4a9494b7b3b62fcb0adb7a5568c37003e022974d.png","batch":"Spring 2025","industry":"B2B","tags":["AI","AI Assistant"],"search_path":"https://bookface.ycombinator.com/company/30518"}}