Inbox Reboot

Now, it’s time to reboot your inbox using Split Inboxes 🔌

A Split Inbox is a focused section that helps you prioritize, follow up, and stay responsive to the emails that matter most.

We’ll first go over the default Splits that are automatically created when you first sign in. If you’ve already done this and want to explore custom Splits, check out the Organize Your Inbox with Superhuman Mail guide.

Important • Other

This setup makes it easier to focus on high-priority messages first. Important shows your person-to-person messages, while Other catches automated messages and mailing lists.

You can easily customize which messages land in Important or Other to make sure messages go to the right spot.

⚡ Try It Now (optional)

1. Tap the message you’d like to move to Important or Other.
2. Pull down from the top of the inbox, and type Move to Important or Move to Other.
3. If you use Gmail, you can move just this message, all messages from the sender, or all messages from the domain. If you use Outlook, you can move this message or all messages from the sender.

Calendar

The Calendar Split groups calendar invites, notifications, and scheduling emails (like Calendly) in one place, so you can stay on top of your schedule and handle them all at once.

Split Set Up

You can set up default Splits in the General section of the Split Inbox Library. 

⚡ Try It Now

1. From the main inbox, pull down then swipe right (like you’re making an L) for Superhuman Command.
2. Type Split Inbox Library.
3. Navigate to the General section, and tap the Split you would like to add to your inbox. 
4. Tap Turn On to enable a default Split. 

Messages meeting that definition will automatically sort into that Split.

💡 Tip: The ideal number of Splits is usually between 3 and 7. This keeps you productive without creating too many places to check or process messages.

Splits Navigation

Each Split shows the total number of messages instead of just the unread count. This is by design, so you can manage your inbox like a to-do list and work toward Inbox Zero. You’ll learn more about this in the next lesson 😉

To navigate between Splits, tap the Split name at the bottom of the screen.

Edit Split

From the main inbox, pull down then swipe right (like you're making an L) for Superhuman Command, and type Split Inbox Settings.

Excellent work rebooting your inbox! Next, you’ll learn how to manage your inbox efficiently to keep email volume in check 👇