Copy your address
The first time a grown-up opens the Mailbox, the flock gets an address of its own. Copy it and forward to it from any email account you like.
Mailbox
Your flock’s own inbox.
Your household gets its own email address. Forward a school newsletter, an appointment reminder or a team schedule to it, and the dates inside are pulled out for a grown-up to look at and add to the calendar.
Mailbox
Your flock’s address
Copy address
Term dates · 3 suggestions
Add it · No thanks
Screen capture on its way
How it works
Three small steps.
Forward the letter
A school notice, a dentist reminder, the hockey schedule. Each one is read once on the way in and turned into suggestions, grouped under the letter they came from.
Say yes, or no thanks
Each suggestion shows the title, date, time and place, and who is going. Add it, skip it, or add every date from one letter at once.
What you can do
The little things, in detail.
Nothing lands on its own
Approving is what makes an event. A machine read these off somebody’s mail, and the whole point is that a person decides.
Already in the calendar
A date that matches something already there says so, and offers to replace it or skip it. Term dates sent in September and corrected in October are handled the way you would.
A photo or a PDF works too
The same queue reads a photographed notice or a PDF, which is why the calendar says “from the Mailbox” rather than “from emails”.
Honest about a hard read
A suggestion the reader was unsure of is marked “Worth a second look”, so you know which ones to check.
Decisions, not preferences
Grown-ups only
The Mailbox is for the adults; a child does not see the tile at all.
- Anyone can forward to the address; the address itself is what keeps it private
- Keep it to yourself: anyone who has it can send to it, so it is not for posting anywhere public
- You can get a new address at any time, and the old one stops working
Good questions
Asked about mailbox.
What is the Mailbox?
Your flock gets its own unique email address. Forward a school notice, an appointment reminder or a team schedule to it, and the dates and details are pulled out for a grown-up to approve and add to the family calendar. Anyone in the flock can forward to it; the address itself is what keeps it private.
Who can see the family’s documents and receipts?
Grown-ups. Documents, receipts and member settings are for the adults in the household; a child or teen sees their own jobs, the calendar, the lists and the chat. An extended member such as a grandparent can be on the calendar without opening the family’s papers.
Goes well with
Nearby on the map.
Fourteen days free
Start with one small thing.
Create your household, add your people and choose your ducks. Everything for a fortnight, then one subscription covers your whole flock.