A Superhuman alternative for Gmail, without the $30 a month

Superhuman made email you drive from the keyboard famous. Dodosend brings that way of working to Gmail on Mac, Windows and Linux, free for one mailbox. Here’s how the two compare, including where Superhuman is still the better pick.

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Free for one Gmail mailbox, on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

At a glance

Superhuman’s details come from its own site, checked in October 2026.

	Dodosend	Superhuman
Price	Free for one Gmail mailbox; the Multi-mailbox plan, monthly or yearly, adds more mailboxes and more AI	Starter $30/month ($25/month billed yearly); Business $40/month ($33/month billed yearly)
Free plan	Yes: one Gmail mailbox, with every feature	No
Desktop apps	macOS 12+, Windows 10+, Linux (AppImage, .deb, .rpm)	macOS and Windows; on Linux, the web app in a browser
Phone and web	Not yet: desktop only	iPhone, Android and web
Email accounts	Gmail and Google Workspace	Gmail, Google Workspace, Outlook and Microsoft 365
Keyboard	A key for every action, and a ⌘K / Ctrl+K palette that reads “remind me fri 10”	Keyboard-first, with a ⌘K command palette
AI	Ask AI, off until you turn it on: it searches and reads your mail to answer, drafts replies you send yourself, and proposes changes you approve. Search also finds a mail from what you remember of it. No AI keeps your mail or learns from it	AI writing and summaries; auto drafts and Ask AI on Business
Availability	Open beta: download it and sign in with Google	Open to everyone

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The palette, right here

If you know Superhuman, you know the move: one box for every command. Try it on sample mail, where it reads a time the way you’d type it.

Interactive demo. A hands-on look at how it works: use your keyboard or mouse, and the guide shows you what to do. The mail is made up.

Dodosend

Inbox

3 unread

Maya Chen

10 threads

Step 1 of 3

Press ctrlK to open the command palette.Tap “Show me” to open the command palette.

Every command in one box. Say when, the way you would: “remind me fri 10”. The thread waits in Reminders until then.

Which one is for you

Pick Dodosend if…

You’d rather not pay $300 a year for email
Dodosend’s Free plan covers one Gmail mailbox with every feature: the palette, reminders, scheduled send, the calendar. You pay only for more mailboxes, and more AI.
You’re on Linux
Dodosend has a Linux desktop build, as an AppImage, a .deb and an .rpm, next to macOS and Windows. Superhuman’s desktop apps are for Mac and Windows.
You want the keys first, and AI only when you ask
Everything in Dodosend is a key or a command. Ask AI waits in a panel you open: it stays off until you turn it on, its drafts are sent only by you, and it changes nothing until you approve it.
You don’t want to relearn Gmail
Dodosend keeps Gmail’s keys where it can (C, /, E, R, F, S, Shift+I), and its search reads the operators you use most, like from:, subject: and has:attachment, so what your fingers know carries over.

Pick Superhuman if…

You use Outlook
Superhuman works with Outlook and Microsoft 365 as well as Gmail. Dodosend is Gmail and Google Workspace only, for now.
You triage on your phone
Superhuman has iPhone, Android and web apps. Dodosend is a desktop app; on your phone you’d still use Gmail.
You want AI to do the writing
Superhuman’s AI writes, summarizes and drafts replies for you. If that’s the point, it goes much further than Dodosend does.
You want a settled app
Dodosend is still in beta: it changes often, and you may hit a rough edge. If you’d rather not, Superhuman is the steadier choice.

Other Superhuman alternatives

Dodosend isn’t the only way to work through Gmail faster. If it doesn’t fit, these are worth a look too.

Shortwave
For Gmail, with AI at the center: an assistant that searches, summarizes and drafts. It costs about what Superhuman does.
Mimestream
A native Gmail app for the Mac, at $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year. Mac only.
Spark
Free for any provider, on Mac, Windows and phones, with AI on its paid plans.
Gmail itself
Gmail in the browser has keyboard shortcuts too, once they’re on in its settings. Free, with nothing to install.

Switching from Superhuman

There’s nothing to export. Both apps work on your Gmail account itself, so your threads, labels and drafts are there the moment you sign in to Dodosend with Google. The core keys are the ones you know: E archives, R replies, C composes, / searches, H sets a reminder and ⌘K (Ctrl+K) opens the palette. Moving between threads is on the arrow keys.

Questions

Is Dodosend free?

Yes, for one Gmail mailbox, with every feature: the command palette, reminders, scheduled send, the calendar, and a few Ask AI questions a day. The Multi-mailbox plan, billed monthly or yearly, connects more mailboxes and gives more AI.

Does Dodosend work with Outlook?

Not yet. Dodosend supports Gmail and Google Workspace accounts, connected through Google sign-in. More providers are on the roadmap.

Is there Superhuman for Linux?

Superhuman’s desktop apps are for macOS and Windows; on Linux it runs in the browser. Dodosend has a Linux desktop build: an AppImage, a .deb and an .rpm, for x86_64.

Can I use Dodosend and Superhuman side by side?

Yes. Both work on top of your Gmail account, so what you archive or send in one shows up in the other.

Try it on your own inbox

Your Gmail, your keys, no card. Your mail stays on your computer, and Google lets you revoke access anytime.