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What It Is

Cleared is a focused email triage tool built around Gmail. Its goal is not to replace a full email client, but to turn inbox processing into a “one thing at a time” workflow. It connects to Gmail via Google login and presents emails one by one in a queue, helping users avoid the stress of facing an entire inbox list. The company also positions it as an ADHD-friendly Email Triage tool for people who feel overwhelmed by email.

Core Features and Experience

Its feature set is deliberately restrained: each email offers only three actions—archive, reply, or skip. Space archives, R replies, and the right arrow skips, emphasizing keyboard-first usage and muscle memory. Cleared preserves the email thread, recipients, and Gmail context when needed, and lets users return to Gmail at any time. Its value lies not in complex automation or reporting, but in reducing decision fatigue and helping users process a dozen or more emails in a row.

Pricing and Integrations

Pricing is straightforward: each account gets a 7-day free trial, after which it costs $5/month or $48/year. The currently captured information only shows Google/Gmail integration. It relies on the Gmail API to read emails, archive them, and send replies. There is no mention of integrations with Outlook, business email providers, Slack, CRM systems, or Zapier, nor any visible public API, webhooks, or developer support.

Security, Permissions, and Limitations

The privacy description is relatively specific: email bodies are displayed in the browser and fetched from Gmail in real time, and Cleared says it does not store email bodies on its own servers. It requires Gmail modify access so it can read emails, archive them, and send replies explicitly written by the user. However, the text does not disclose compliance certifications such as SOC 2, GDPR, or ISO 27001, nor does it show enterprise-grade capabilities such as team permissions, admin controls, or audit logs.

Pros, Cons, and Who It’s For

The main strengths are focus, quick onboarding, and a low-distraction interface. It is well suited to individual Gmail users, people with email anxiety, and anyone who needs to clean up their inbox daily. The downside is that its use case is narrow: it is not a team customer support system, ticketing platform, or enterprise email collaboration tool, and it does not sufficiently cover complex workflows, permission management, multi-mailbox support, or automation needs.

Access from China and Alternatives

Access from mainland China is not addressed in the text, and because the service depends on Google/Gmail, actual usability may be affected by the local network environment. Payment methods are also not disclosed. For alternatives, consider Gmail’s native features, Superhuman, Spark, or Shortwave. For shared team inboxes and customer support collaboration, Front and Missive are closer to enterprise use cases.