Ever felt like youre a slave to your inbox?
Thankfully, youre not alone.
In fact, there are several services dedicated to help you manage your overflowing inbox.
Weve compiled a list of services to let you manage your inbox instead of the other way around.
It’s free, every week, in your inbox.
Saneboxautomaticallyclears your inboxof emails that are not urgent, filtering them into a folder called @SaneLater.
If Sanebox gets it wrong, simply retrain it dragging the email from @SaneLater onto the right folder.
This is great for reducing email storage.
Those banished from your inbox will directly go to trash if they even have a go at come near.
This is great for task organization.
Its also the perfect way for the average professional to control marketing emails.
However, this service doesnt work retrospectively.
You will only be able to see digests from when you activate your account.
it’s possible for you to also only see one account at a time per rollup.
The upside though, is that this service is completely free.
The focus here is not streamlining your mail, but making sure that you dont miss a step.
you’ve got the option to also opt to be reminded if no one has read your message.
This is useful for weekly report soliciting or reminders to process bills, invoices, and the like.
For iPhone users, check out the next item on this list.
Boomerang
Mailboxfor iPhone/iPad (Free)
Mobility
Mailboxspecializes in managing your email on the go.
The user interface is clean and optimized for mobile usage.
It only supports Gmail on iOS at the moment.
Quick scanning and organizing
Mailbox lets you scan through your messages in a chat-like interface.
A quick swipe to the right or left lets you archive or delete your messages in an instant.
If you get it wrong, you could shake your phone to reach the undo button.
There are default options for snoozing or you’re able to also pick a date.
you’ve got the option to also customize when you start and end your work day.
Mailbox
Taskforce(Free)
Converting emails to tasks
Taskforcespecializes in converting emails into tasks.
It works for Gmail or Google Apps for Chrome, Rockmelt, Firefox, and Safari.
The utility is ideal for those who work on-the-go, but still need to keep up with general communication.
Taskforce
Streak (Free)
Pipeline
Streakis a task management system that lives in your inbox.
That way, you dont have to scramble around your overcrowded inbox for that last email from that sender.
Its compatible with Gmail and Google Apps.
you might also assign a task to a collaborator and so on.
From each of these categories, you’re free to browse the common traits.
For those who want to know what their inbox consists of, this is the tool for you.
Give some of these tools a run and see what suits best for your email routine.
She was previously an Innovation Strategist at Quirk London.
Aside from writing for TNW, she also blogs on the Huffington Post UK.
