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Add your OpenAI API key and sign in to Gmail when you're ready.
Clean your inbox without fear of accidental deletes.
A desktop tool that analyzes your email locally and shows you a preview of suggested actions. Nothing changes until you explicitly hit "Apply."
Local-first · Your API key · Preview before any changes apply
Preview Mode
Suggested Actions
342 promotional emails found
This will modify your inbox
Read-only previews (gmail.readonly) Modify only when you apply Credentials in Windows Credential Manager
Email is broken, and cloud tools make you nervous.
Thousands of unread
Batch preview lets you review hundreds of messages at once — without touching your inbox.
Afraid to bulk-delete
Nothing in Gmail changes until you turn on apply and confirm. Preview runs are read-only.
Newsletter overload
AI-suggested Trash candidates with undo from run history when you do apply.
Skeptical of cloud tools
Local-first on your PC. We do not operate centralized mailbox hosting; Gmail and OpenAI process data per your settings.
How it works
Three steps. Nothing happens by surprise.
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Preview
Run a preview on a batch of messages.
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Apply
When the preview looks right, enable live apply.
Save judgment, not just time
Review AI-assisted labels and Trash suggestions in batches. Act on groups, not one email at a time.
Reduce delete anxiety
Trash moves happen only after you enable apply. Undo from run history is available when rollback metadata exists.
Stay in control
Your OpenAI API key, your privacy setting, your Windows PC. Credentials stay in Credential Manager.
One price, no subscription
$49.99 one-time for two devices. OpenAI usage is billed separately — you see every API charge.
Why preview-first
Why preview-first matters.
Bulk email tools fail because they ask you to trust their logic implicitly. A preview-first workflow acknowledges that it's your data, and mistakes are costly.
Zero anxiety:
See the exact count and subjects of emails to be affected before anything moves in Gmail.
Refine on the fly:
Uncheck the one email you actually needed from a 200-message newsletter sweep.
Learn your habits:
Seeing the preview helps you understand what your inbox looks like and what you delete.
Safe experimentation:
Try an aggressive filter, see the preview, and back out if it catches too much.
Your data stays yours.
We built Inbox Maid as a desktop app because your email is private. Cloud services have to copy your mail to process it. We don't.
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Local credential storage. API keys stay in your OS keychain.
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No server-side access. We never mirror or host your mailbox.
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Open permissions. We explicitly list the API scopes we use.
Who is this for?
Users who came from cloud tools
“I wanted to clean my inbox, but I wasn't willing to give a third party permanent access to my email history to do it.”
Users with 10,000+ unread
“The preview mode let me confidently archive 8,000 promotional emails without fearing I'd delete an important receipt.”
Power users
“Finally, a tool that lets me bring my own API key and doesn't try to lock me into a $10/mo subscription.”
What's included
- Preview mode analysis
- Apply on-demand cleanup
- Local credential storage
- One-time perpetual license
- Built-in Gmail sign-in
Not included
- Cloud access to your mailbox
- Subscription billing
- Automatic background processing
- Vendor server processing
- Hidden tracking
Simple, honest pricing.
Pay once for the software. You supply the API key. No recurring subscriptions.
Lifetime License
$49.99
One-time purchase. Free minor updates.
Get early accessAPI usage is billed separately by your email provider. Contact us with questions.
Privacy by design
Your mail stays yours.
Inbox Maid runs on your Windows PC. We do not operate centralized mailbox hosting. Preview uses read-only Gmail access; modify is requested only when you apply. Designed to meet Google API Services User Data Policy (Limited Use).
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Local credentials
OAuth tokens and API keys live in Windows Credential Manager — not on our servers.
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No centralized mailbox
We do not host, mirror, or store your email bodies on our servers. Core processing runs on your PC.
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You choose OpenAI exposure
Privacy levels control how much message content reaches OpenAI. Designed to meet Google API Services User Data Policy (Limited Use).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a subscription?
No. One-time purchase — $49.99 for a perpetual license on up to 2 devices.
Do you store my email on your servers?
No. The desktop app processes Gmail on your device. We do not operate centralized mailbox hosting. Google and OpenAI may process data per your settings when you run the app.
Why do I need my own OpenAI key?
You control model usage and billing. Inbox Maid sends prompts from your PC using your key.
What Gmail permissions does Inbox Maid need?
Read access for previews; modify access only when you apply labels or move messages to Trash. Details on our Security page.