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Introducing the Screener

Cold outreach, spam, and "quick syncs" from people you've never met — the Screener holds them until you decide what to do. It's one of the features we're most proud of.

The problem

Your inbox is supposed to be a curated space. In practice, it's whatever anyone who found your email address decided to send you. Newsletters you vaguely remember signing up for, sales sequences from SaaS tools, recruiters, partnership requests — all mixed in with the email that actually matters.

Filters and rules help, but they're reactive. You're always one step behind the next type of noise.

How the Screener works

When an email arrives from someone not in your history, it goes to the Screener instead of your inbox. You see a count in the sidebar. When you're ready, you batch-triage: approve the sender (all future mail goes straight to inbox), block them, or delete the thread.

Approved senders are remembered forever. Block once, gone forever. The screener learns your network from your outbox — if you've sent someone email, they're automatically approved.

What's next

We're working on AI-assisted triage — a single-click "looks legit / looks like noise" signal that will train a local classifier on your approval history. No data leaves your device.

Frequently asked questions

What is the ZenMail Screener?
The Screener holds email from first-time senders outside your normal inbox until you approve, block, or delete. It prevents cold outreach, spam, and newsletters from cluttering real mail.
How does the Screener learn who to approve?
It learns your trusted network from your outbox — anyone you've sent email to is automatically approved. You explicitly approve or block anyone else on their first message.