Documentation
Guides and reference for Saymail features.
Getting Started
Profiles
Group your email accounts into named profiles with a shared classification prompt.
Email accounts
Adding Gmail, Outlook, and IMAP/SMTP accounts. Signatures and multiple-account behavior.
Installing on Linux
Download Saymail for Linux. Choose from AppImage, .deb (Ubuntu/Debian), or .rpm (Fedora/RHEL) packages with automatic updates.
Backup and restore
Where Saymail stores its database, how to back it up (built-in or manually), how to restore it on the same or a different machine, and how to reconnect Gmail, Outlook, and IMAP accounts afterwards.
AI & LLMs
Choosing your AI setup
Compare Saymail Cloud credits, bringing your own LLM key, and running a local model.
Bring your own LLM key
Connect OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, or any OpenAI-compatible API.
Running a local LLM
Point Saymail at Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible local model server.
Saymail Cloud credits
Pay-as-you-go LLM access managed by Saymail, with Zero-Data-Retention routing.
LLM classifications
What the AI classifier produces for every email, where to see it, and how to reclassify.
Working with LLM prompts
Editing classification prompts, pinning a preferred connection, and assigning prompts to accounts and profiles.
Email translations
How Saymail translates incoming mail as part of classification, and warns you when you reply in the wrong language.
LLM Connection Health
Understanding why LLM connections disconnect and how to fix them.