Email it.
Mabel's on it.
Hand off what you don't want to do to a private assistant you reach by email. Forward a thread, ask a question, or send a photo and a clear, useful reply lands in about a minute.
Tapping above opens a pre-filled email in your email app. Signing up is just sending an email.
Free during early access · a small, invite-only beta.
Three steps. No app to install.
Nothing to sync, nothing to install its just email, the way you already use it.
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Forward or write
Send a message to [email protected] from any inbox. Forward a long email to summarize, attach a photo, ask for a calendar invite, or just ask a question.
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She works, privately
Your message is processed in isolation, then deleted once the reply is sent. Nothing else in your inbox is read.
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A useful reply arrives
A direct, readable answer lands in your inbox usually within a minute.
What you can ask
Tap a question to see a real reply from Mabel. She handles most everyday research, summarizing, drafting, and calendar invites with more features every release.
She keeps it to herself.
Most assistants earn their keep by getting into everything. Mabel works the other way around. She only ever sees the note you hand her, and forgets it once she's replied.
- She reads only the email you forward - never the rest of your inbox.
- No keys to your mailbox: no connection, no permissions, no sync.
- Nothing to install - she works from whatever email app you already use.
- She keeps a conversation only while it's active - about a day - so she can follow a back-and-forth, then lets it go. Only a short, editable note of your preferences stays.
- Your words are never used to train a model.
Forwarding is how you say yes. Everything else stays exactly where it is. Read the full privacy policy →
Ready when you are.
No app to keep open, no chat waiting on a reply. Send Mabel a note and get on with your day. She works on your timeline, in the email tools you already know.
- No app to keep open and no chat to babysit
- She replies on your schedule, not the other way around.
- Lives in the email tools you already know - search, forward, file, and keep her replies.
- Not another app to remember, and not a chat that disappears — everything stays in your inbox.
One less thing to keep open. She's there when you need her.
Why not just use a chatbot?
You can but a chat app and an inbox plugin each ask for something Mabel never does. Here's the difference.
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Mabel
What you get- Sees only the message you send, never your inbox.
- No account and no app, it's just email.
- Works from any inbox you already use.
- Replies you keep, search, and forward like any email.
- Answers on your time nothing to keep open.
- Forgotten within a day, never used to train a model.
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A chat app
- An account, tied to everything you ask.
- Another app to open and keep up with.
- Your history builds a profile over time.
- Answers live in the app, not your inbox.
- Free tiers often train on what you type.
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An inbox plugin
- Read access to your whole mailbox.
- Install, permissions, and a live connection.
- Reads everything — not just what you choose.
- Wires a third party into your private mail.
Who Mabel's for.
The privacy-minded
Wary of who's collecting what, and who want the help without handing a company their inbox or their habits.
The genuinely busy
Too much to read and reply to. They want a draft, a summary, or a straight answer without opening one more thing.
The AI-curious
They've heard what these tools can do and want to try without creating a dedicated account or learning a new app to do it.
At home in email, not apps
They'd rather use the inbox they already know than download, install, and remember yet another app.
Made by a person, not a platform.
Hi, I'm Steven, and I built Mabel. I wanted the help of modern AI without handing my inbox, or my family's, to a company that quietly profiles everyone who signs up. So I built the assistant I actually wanted: one that lives in email, reads only what you choose to send, and forgets it the moment it's replied.
It's a small, independent project.
Questions or thoughts? Email me at [email protected].
Just email her.
No form, no account. Send a note to [email protected] and you'll get a reply that sets you up, the whole thing happens in your inbox, exactly like the product itself. You're not signing your data away; it's just an email.
Email [email protected]Tell us your name and what you'd use it for. We reply within a few days your address stays with us, not shared, not sold. Free during early access · no credit card to try.
Prefer a form? (Or your device won't open email links.)
A few you might be wondering.
How is this different from an inbox plugin?
Plugins generally need read access to your full inbox. Mabel has zero access to your mailbox. She only sees the specific message you forward; nothing before, nothing after, nothing else.
Do you store my emails?
Only while a conversation is active. So Mabel can follow a back-and-forth, the content of your messages and her replies is kept with the thread for up to 24 hours after your most recent message, then automatically deleted. The one lasting thing we retain is a short note of your preferences, which you can view or wipe anytime. See our privacy policy for details.
Is my data used to train AI models?
No. Your messages are not used for model training, and we use providers under terms that prohibit training on your data.
Can the AI build a profile on me?
No - and the way it works makes that hard by design. The AI providers never get your name or an account for you. Your requests reach them through Mabel, blended in with everyone else's, over an API the providers don't train on. With no account tied to you and nothing kept beyond your active conversation, there's simply no profile for anyone to build.
What does it cost?
Free during early access. Pricing will be straightforward and announced before any charges begin.