Perplexity announced Email Assistant, a personal assistant that connects to your inbox to draft replies, organize messages and schedule meetings, initially available to Perplexity Max subscribers. Can you imagine delegating repetitive email tasks without losing control? That's the idea. (perplexity.ai)
What Email Assistant offers
Email Assistant learns your communication style and priorities to draft messages you can edit or send. It also applies smart labels to show what’s done, what needs action and what’s urgent, and suggests times based on your calendar habits. In practice this means less time hunting for the right message and more time actually doing things. (perplexity.ai)
Need concrete examples? Think of it this way:
- You ask: "What should I prioritize before the board meeting?" and you get a summary with the key emails.
- You ask: "Summarize everything about the Q4 budget" and you receive a condensed report ready to share.
These updates aren’t just automation; they’re shortcuts to faster decisions. (perplexity.ai)
Security and privacy
Perplexity says Email Assistant complies with SOC 2 and GDPR and that it does not train its models with your data. That’s crucial if you handle sensitive information: the tool aims to give you the convenience of an assistant without turning your inbox into training material. Still, it’s smart to review policies and terms before connecting work accounts. (perplexity.ai)
Where it works and how to get started
Email Assistant connects with Gmail and Outlook. To begin, Perplexity says Max subscribers can sign up and activate the assistant from the hub on their site. Activation can also start by sending an email from your own account to assistant@perplexity.com, which lets the service recognize your identity and start working in your inbox. (perplexity.ai)
Practical benefits and limits you should know
Quick benefits:
- Time saved on writing and coordinating.
- Automatic organization with useful labels.
- Summaries and priorities reachable with a single question.
Limitations to consider:
- For now it’s exclusive to Perplexity Max subscribers, so it’s not open to everyone. (perplexity.ai)
- Even if it promises not to train on your data, real trust comes from checking audits, contracts and running tests in your own workflow.
Final reflection
The idea of an assistant that lives in your email is no longer just futurism — it’s a feature available to paying users since September 2025. Does that mean your inbox stops being a burden? Not completely, but it does replace repetitive chores with decisions and useful context. If you handle a lot of communication and email overwhelms you, trying a tool like this can be the first step to reclaiming time and focus. (perplexity.ai)
