CorviListen to your e-mails: long threads, summarized aloud
Last updated: 2026-10-29
To get through e-mail faster on a Mac, open a long message or thread and tap Corvi's Fn key: you hear what is being asked of you and any deadline first, in a few sentences. Double-tap to ask a follow-up ("Who's waiting for my answer?"), then hold Fn and speak your reply. It works in Apple Mail, Gmail, Outlook and any other mail app.
How much time e-mail takes
E-mail has been one of the biggest time sinks of office work for years. A 2012 McKinsey report estimated that knowledge workers spent about 28% of their working week reading and answering e-mail (McKinsey Global Institute). The problem isn't the short messages. It's the 37-message thread where the one question meant for you is somewhere in the middle, and the long reply you have to type after reading it.
Corvi works on both halves: reading and writing.
Reading: hear the point first
- Open the e-mail or the thread in Mail, Gmail (in any browser), Outlook or another mail app.
- Tap Fn once. Corvi reads the message under your pointer, or the whole thread if that's what's on screen, and says the essentials in 3–5 sentences: what happened, what is asked of you, by when.
- Double-tap Fn to ask: "What exactly does the client want?", "Did anyone already answer the budget question?", "What are the attachments about?". Each answer goes deeper into the thread.
If the thread is in another language, the summary still comes in yours. An English thread can be heard in German, Turkish or any of 35 languages.
Writing: say the reply
- Click into the reply field.
- Hold Fn and say what you want to answer, the way you'd explain it to a colleague.
- Release. The reply appears with punctuation. Corvi adjusts its writing style per app: more formal in Mail than in a chat.
For replies you send again and again, create voice snippets: say "standard availability reply" and the whole paragraph is typed. Add names and terms you use often to the personal dictionary so they're spelled right.
Stop typing. Stop reading. Talk and listen.
Corvi is free during early access. Setup takes a minute; if you don't like it, drag it to the Trash.
Download free for MacA morning routine that saves time
| Step | What you do | Key |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Open the first unread thread | — |
| 2 | Hear the gist and the deadline | Tap Fn |
| 3 | Decide: answer now, later, or archive | — |
| 4 | Ask one question if something's unclear | Double-tap Fn |
| 5 | Dictate the reply | Hold Fn |
| 6 | Next thread | — |
Most threads take less than a minute this way, and the ones that need careful reading become obvious.
What Corvi does not do with your mail
Corvi doesn't connect to your mailbox, doesn't need your e-mail password and doesn't read anything in the background. It reads only what's on your screen, only at the moment you press the key. The content goes over an encrypted connection to the AI service that summarizes it, and Corvi's servers don't keep it. Your history stays on your Mac. See privacy, in plain words.
Frequently asked questions
Which mail apps does it work with?
Any app that shows the message on screen: Apple Mail, Gmail and Outlook in the browser, the Outlook app, Spark and others.
Does Corvi need access to my e-mail account?
No. It has no access to your mailbox; it reads only what's on your screen when you press the key.
Can it summarize a whole thread or only one message?
Both. It reads the message under your pointer, or the thread as it's shown on screen.
Can I reply in another language?
Yes. Dictate in any of 35 languages; Corvi types in the language you speak.
Is it free?
Corvi is free during early access, with every feature included.