April 23, 2025

You can now choose between One Daily and Twice Daily summary emails. For each option you can choose the delivery times of your emails.

We added this option for two reasons:

By default, Forage archives emails rather than deleting them. However, some people prefer to keep their email account (and search results) clean by deleting emails completely.

Now you can use "Move to trash" in a few ways:

We've all experienced senders who do not respect our request to unsubscribe from their emails. Now Forage can help you banish any sender from your inbox for good.

Any time you unsubscribe from a sender, Forage will automatically create a custom rule that puts future emails they send you directly in the trash so they don't show up in your inbox or your labels/folders in Gmail either.

We also added these custom rules for all senders you've already unsubscribed from before this release so you'll start seeing the benefits right away.

The new website introduces our new brand aesthetic and better reflects the latest improvements we've made to the product.

Thank you for helping us spot where Deep Clean was confusing; we’ve made some improvements to smooth it out!

April 9, 2025

Over time, our inboxes can become overwhelmed by unread emails, leaving us unsure how to clean things up or what’s actually important.

That’s why we built Deep Clean––to make it easy to clear out old emails fast, without the stress or decision fatigue. With Deep Clean, Forage will help you get your inbox to zero no matter how many emails you have—and ensure that you don’t miss anything important along the way.

Forage starts your Deep Clean by showing you the senders who have sent you emails over the last week. It groups similar senders together and displays them in groups of five, this way you can take action on multiple senders at once.

With one click, you can archive all emails from each group of senders, and you can choose to unsubscribe from all of them at the same time. If there are any senders you'd like to keep in your inbox you can skip those senders, and archive the rest. This way you can review individual emails from specific senders who may need a closer look.

Cleaning out large backlogs of email is hard because we are forced to make hundreds (or even thousands) of decisions.

The goal of Deep Clean is to get you to Inbox Zero, no matter how many emails you have. However, the real challenge was making sure that you don't miss anything important, while also not getting you bogged down in too many details about individual emails—leading to exhausting decision fatigue.

When processing large amounts of email, it's easiest to get rid of emails that are obviously not important. The best proxy for the level of importance is who the email is from. That's why we group the emails in your inbox by their sender. Triaging senders is easier than triaging individual emails.

This also doubles as a way to reduce decision fatigue. If all emails are grouped by sender, this lowers the number of decisions from the total number of emails to the total number of senders.

This reduced the number of decisions by about 90% on the inboxes we tested.

In talking to many of you, we've been surprised by how many different attitudes people have towards their email inbox. Some people are more hands-off—they're happy to have us just archive everything so they can start fresh, while others want to comb through it all and ensure they don't miss anything.

Deep Clean will fetch senders in batches based on how recently they've sent you an email. This allows you to triage as many batches as you want, and then archive the rest of the emails in your inbox after that. Some people only triage one week before archiving everything, while others want to see everything in their inbox.

This design meets you where you are, and allows you to be as hands-on or hands-off as you like.

Another way to reduce decision fatigue is by grouping similar senders together. This way, you can make a decision on the group as a whole. Deep Clean does this in a few ways:

As always, you don't have to change your email app to use Deep Clean. You can continue to enjoy your favorite email experience in Gmail, or any third-party mail app.

You can get started with Deep Clean by logging into your Forage account!

April 4, 2025

When viewing an email in Forage, click the sender name to expand the full email details. This helps if you have multiple email accounts attached to Forage, so you can see which account received the email.

March 18, 2025

We added a new interactive guide to answer frequently asked questions and help you get the most out of your free trial period.

March 17, 2025

Over time, many of us have found ourselves juggling multiple email accounts—and managing several inboxes can be a real challenge. That’s why we’re excited to introduce Multiple Account Support for Forage.

This update lets you connect all your Gmail accounts to one Forage account, syncing your preferences and custom rules across every inbox.

Here's how it works:

You will receive a personalized daily summary for each connected inbox. Your saved preferences and rules apply uniformly across all accounts, keeping you informed without the clutter.

Easily distinguish your accounts by assigning them unique nicknames. This small tweak declutters the interface and makes it simple to identify each inbox at a glance. It's the little things ✨
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Your Home screen displays emails auto labeled by Forage over the past 24 hours, with new filtering options to view emails from specific accounts.

By default, all connected accounts are shown, but you can narrow your view with the filter menu for better organization.

If you’ve been using separate Forage accounts for each email address and would like to consolidate them into one, simply reply to this email or drop us a message in our in-app support chat.

This week, we made it easier to move emails back to your inbox, added more flexible paid plans, and we're sharing sneak peeks at upcoming features!

See something in your Forage daily summary email that you want to move back to your inbox?

Now you can click the Modify icon next to any email and use 'Move to inbox' to put it back in one click. Forage will offer to make a Custom Rule in case you always want all future emails from that sender to stay in your inbox as well.

Previously, these actions were hard to find because they were buried in a menu. These new buttons make common actions easier to discover and access.

We’ve added 3-month and 6-month subscription options, alongside the existing monthly and yearly plans.

We've also updated the Account screen with more details about paid plans, so you know exactly what you get before you subscribe.
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Forage will be able to intelligently get you to inbox zero no matter how many emails you have. We're working on this now and expect it to be available next week!

Connect multiple Gmail addresses to one Forage account. Also in development and coming soon!
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This week, we launched on Product Hunt, added new ways to personalize your experience, and polished the product across the board.

We went live on Product Hunt this week, and the response was incredible!

We're sending a warm welcome to everyone who discovered us there. Check out our Help Center for FAQs and tips on making the most of Forage Mail.

We made it easier to adjust how Forage handles your emails. Newsletters in your daily summary now have a "Modify" button. You can use this to tell Forage how you want emails from this sender handled in the future. You can also use this to provide feedback on the quality of the summary, Mute sender, and unsubscribe altogether.

If you choose to change the label we gave an email, Forage will offer to create a rule to handle all future emails from that sender the same way.

Now it’s even easier to scan your daily summary email with an avatar image for every sender.

Easily spot important websites and services by their logo.

When creating a custom rule, you can now search by any name a sender has ever used, making it easier to find emails no matter how they appear in your inbox.

Custom rules give you full control over how Forage handles specific senders.

For example, you can setup a custom rule to:

You can now customize the delivery time of your summary email!

Whether you prefer to read it with your morning coffee, during lunch, after work or any time in between, you’re in control.

Set your preferred time in the Preferences tab.

You can now receive your summary email daily or weekly (on the day of your choice).

Update the frequency in the Preferences tab.

We’ve refined the design of your summary email so there is more information on the screen at a time, reducing scrolling. We decreased the size of the headings so that your eye is drawn to sender names first, making it easier to scan.

Every detail is arranged to give you the most important information at a glance—all while keeping things beautifully simple.

You can now search by sender name when creating a custom rule!

You can search any sender that Forage has seen in your inbox by name or email address.

If the sender isn’t in the list, you can still add their email address manually.

We're continuously working on how to best explain Forage to new people. This short video is our best one yet.

Check it out and let us know what you think!

The new Home screen provides a beautiful summary of today's incoming mail handled by Forage.

It's organized by category and gives you easy ways to take action on your emails and teach Forage your preferences.

Easily dive into past emails in any category with a click.

Many of you mentioned that you didn't realize the previous "Rules" screen had more controls, so we revamped it to be more straight forward.

Control the treatment of each category: Keep in inbox, Summarize, or Mute.

Create custom rules to give special treatment to specific senders.

Turn on Auto Archive for any category that you keep in your inbox.

Our Frequently Asked Questions are now easy to find in this screen as well.

We’ve reimagined our product onboarding to make getting started with Forage easier than ever.

This week, we published a short video walkthrough that highlights what you need to know when getting started with Forage.

If you'd like a refresher, give it a watch & let us know what you think ☺️

This week, we began welcoming folks off our waitlist to onboard themselves onto the product—no onboarding call required! Live onboarding calls were an essential part of our product development process, as we fine-tuned the onboarding experience and gathered so much feedback. Now, we’re confident people have everything they need to get started smoothly on their own.

We’ve added a Getting Started tab in the app to make your first days using Forage easier. You’ll find a short video walkthrough explaining key features, answers to some frequently asked questions, and a quick link to our Help Center for extra support. Whether you’re learning the basics or need a quick refresher, this tab will help you learn how to get the most out of Forage.

We’ve made it easier to reach us directly with a new feedback button in the app. Whether you have a question, suggestion, or need assistance, you can now connect with our team in just a few clicks.

We’ve refreshed our website to better reflect Forage’s core benefits. Take a peek!

This week, we published a short demo video that brings Forage to life and shows how it can simplify your inbox.

Give it a watch & let us know what you think ☺️

Custom rules are here to give you full control over how Forage handles your emails. Now, you can decide how specific senders are treated by choosing one of three options: Inbox, Summarize, or Mute.

For example, if you have a favorite newsletter, a high-priority sender, or a time-sensitive update, you can create a rule to ensure this sender is handled just the way you want.

Head to the Rules tab in the app and click the plus button to create your first custom rule.

All of your emails are now available in live feeds in the Forage app!

The best part? You can easily filter your Home feed by email category–Newsletters, Promotions, Events, Purchases, Calendar, or Notifications. Our categorization is smarter and more useful than Gmail labels, making it easier than ever to stay organized.

Noticed an email in the wrong category? Tap the ellipses on a summary and select Wrong category to help improve Forage's accuracy.

Head to your Home feed to explore!

We’ve made major improvements to our summarization algorithm! Your newsletter summaries are now more concise, higher quality, and more aligned with the author’s voice.

After many onboarding calls, we’ve compiled the most frequently asked questions to make your experience with Forage even smoother.

Our revamped FAQ page is designed to give you quick, clear answers and help you get the most out of Forage.

We’ve redesigned the Daily Forage to make it simpler, more beautiful, and easier to read.

Here's what's new:

Emails are now categorized more accurately! We reduced our error rate by 90%. This ongoing work ensures your emails are sorted reliably, and we’ll continue to make updates every week.

We’ve updated our Gmail labels to cover all categories Forage identifies. The labels now have a cleaner look with nicer colors.

We launched a Help Center with resources to make using Forage easier. Find guides, FAQs, and release notes to stay updated and get your questions answered.

We believe your inbox should work for you, not against you. With this update, you now have full control over how Forage's default email categories are treated in your inbox.

Whether you prefer emails delivered directly to your inbox, summarized in your daily digest, or automatically archived to keep your inbox clutter-free, you now have the power to customize the experience to fit your needs. This update gets you one step closer to having an inbox you actually enjoy.

Here's how it works:

Before this update, all emails that Forage categorized as Notifications were left in your inbox and archived after 7 days. With this update, you can choose how Notifications are treated.

You now have 3 options for how your Notifications are treated:

We passed the Cloud Application Security Assessment (CASA) and the rest of Google's requirements to be a verified application building on Gmail. This means that you no longer need to log back in every week to continue using Forage. The next time you log in, you'll stay connected.

Many of you have asked to better understand how Forage manages your email. Now you can see exactly what it's doing in the Rules tab of the app.

Soon you'll be able to create custom rules of your own!
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In the Forage app, you'll find a new bottom navigation bar with 3 tabs:

Yesterday, we made our first public appearance & got a lot of love! Here's the announcement we made on X:

We also launched a brand-new website shaped by your invaluable feedback.

We’re constantly tweaking our filters to better categorize emails. We’ve made a lot of progress on this front and this week we made a big upgrade. When you notice miscategorized emails, reporting them as “Wrong category” in the app will allow us to fix it for future instances of that sender.

We’ve made performance and stability improvements to the product.

See that mountain of emails in your inbox from before you started using Forage? We’re working on something to help with that. Coming soon…

Automating email is a careful balance between surfacing important emails and keeping your inbox tidy.

As we learn more about how you all relate to your inbox, we’re adapting our approach to handling various kinds of email. One thing we’ve learned is that the category we’ve defined as “Notifications” is a bit too broad. So, we’re taking a step back and changing our approach. Instead of auto-archiving all notifications and including them in your digest, we are keeping them in your inbox for 7 days before archiving them. Any email that Forage labels “Notifications” will be automatically archived 7 days after it arrived. This should keep your inbox tidy while making sure you see any important notifications.

Next, we’ll be identifying sub-categories of notifications that can be safely archived on arrival.

If there are any notifications you would like to keep in your inbox beyond 7 days, simply star them and Lazy Archive will ignore them. We hope this provides a balance of control and automation.

We made some big improvements to our categorization algorithm to more accurately identify newsletters that were previously missed by Forage.

We changed the color of the Notifications label in Gmail from red to blue because the red label stressed us out.

Precise email categorization is the first step to an inbox that works for you. That’s why we’ve improved our categorization algorithm to better distinguish between notifications and newsletters. If you see any mistakes with how Forage is categorizing your emails, please continue to let us know.

Over the last few weeks, we’ve been speaking with as many people as possible about their relationship to content consumption and their email inbox. Thanks to conversations with all of you, we’re honing in on the most important considerations and highest impact areas we can address to help people with their email.

For example, instead of building a brand new app that everyone must install, setup, and learn how to use, we’re leaning into Forage as an “invisible email assistant” that works within your existing inbox.

One of the coolest parts of this direction is that you’ll start benefiting from every new improvement we make to Forage without changing anything about how you do your email. You’re inbox will just get better on its own. Like magic.

The new digest is designed to look good in every email app and fit your reading preferences and default font sizes.

Here’s what’s new:

Sometimes you want to continue receiving emails for your records, but you don't want to see them every day. Now you can mute any sender to keep them out of your inbox, as well as your Forage Digest and our app.

The most organized inboxes we see use labels to organize their emails. The issue is, you must maintain the rules on these labels to handle new senders that enter your inbox. In addition, the rules you can create are pretty basic.

Forage uses AI to categorize each email based on it's content and context. That means that when your favorite blogger sends you an email promoting their new course, that specific email will be added to Promotions even though the rest of the emails from that sender are actually Newsletters.

Unlike stagnant Gmail label rules, Forage can adapt on-the-fly to handle new senders and will continuously learn how you like things organized.

We're starting with the four major categories of email:

If you recategorize an email through Forage, the label will automatically change in Gmail as well.

Unsubscribe + Archive is quickly becoming a favorite feature among Forage users. We've revamped this action to better display what's happening. You can also now continue scrolling and using the app while the unsubscribe magic is underway.

Email was invented for correspondence, but 30 years later our inboxes are mostly full of promotions, newsletters, articles, and notifications. Email apps, like Gmail, treat all email the same way—but we see an opportunity for a more intelligent approach.

The first step on this journey is to accurately categorize different types of email based on their content. So we're now sorting your email into Newsletters, Promotions, Events, and Notifications. This allows us to create a high-quality feed of your favorite newsletters, blogs, and other long-form content. Free of distractions and ads.

And you can now check dedicated feeds for each of the other categories. This sets the stage for even more exciting updates.

As Forage gets more intelligent, it will start to make decisions about sorting and summarization. You can use the new feedback menu on every post to help train Forage to better serve you.

We also moved the Unsubscribe button into this menu. This way we can keep the primary interface as simple & clutter-free as possible.

We’ve added the ability for you to unsubscribe from any sender directly from your Forage feed. Click the icon to the right of the delivery time on any entry to stop receiving emails from that sender. You can optionally choose to archive all past emails from the sender, which will archive all emails in your Gmail inbox in addition to the ones collected by Forage.

In the app, you can now click anywhere on an entry to view the full email. Previously only the sender name was clickable.

Fixed a bug that caused the layouts of some emails to be too wide for mobile devices.

We’ve de-cluttered your Forage feed by recognizing promotional emails and listing them together, so that you only receive one entry of promotional content each day. Our goal is to keep your feed focused on the long-form content you subscribe to.