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Add AI to Outlook

The short answer

To add AI to Outlook, get a private Airbox address, connect your own AI provider key, and forward mail to it — or create an Outlook rule that auto-forwards matching messages. Airbox summarizes, drafts, translates, or triages each email and sends the result back to your Outlook inbox. No add-in, no Microsoft 365 Copilot license, and you choose the AI model.

How to connect AI to Outlook

  1. Create a free Airbox address and connect your AI provider key.
  2. Forward any email to your Airbox address, or in Outlook open Settings → Mail → Rules → Add new rule and add a “Forward to” action to your Airbox address.
  3. Add an instruction on the subject or first line; the AI's reply comes back into Outlook.

Example

Subject: Fwd: RFP — vendor responses

(* @claude summarize each vendor's response and compare on price and timeline *)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
...the email you forwarded...

What you can do from Outlook

  • Summarize and compare long threads
  • Draft replies and follow-ups
  • Auto-forward folders (newsletters, invoices) through AI
  • Extract tasks, dates, and key facts

Frequently asked questions

Do I need Microsoft 365 Copilot?
No. Airbox is independent of Copilot. You bring your own AI provider key and connect through forwarding, so there's no Copilot license and no add-in to install.
Does it work with Outlook.com and Microsoft 365?
Yes. Anything that can forward email — Outlook.com, Microsoft 365, or desktop Outlook with a server-side rule — can route mail to your Airbox address.
Do I have to forward each email by hand?
No. Forward or BCC manually when you want, or set an auto-forwarding rule in Gmail, Outlook, or Apple Mail so matching mail reaches your Airbox address automatically and runs through your AI with no extra steps.
How much does it cost?
Airbox has a free plan to get started. You bring your own AI provider API key, so you pay the provider directly for the tokens you use — there is no AI markup from Airbox.

Ready to try it?

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