Manage multiple accounts

If you're juggling several email accounts, you can add them all to Shortwave and quickly switch between them. This is available for all users, even those on the Free plan. Additionally, the Shortwave Pro and Business plans allow you to share access to paid features across multiple accounts.

Multi-account pricing

The Pro plan supports up to 3 email accounts, while the Business plan supports up to 10. The Personal plan only supports a single @gmail.com or .edu account. See our pricing page for more details.

To share paid access with your other free accounts, log them into Shortwave on the same device as a paid account.

Add multiple accounts

To add multiple accounts:

  1. Click on your account avatar in the navigation menu
  2. Click on + Add account
  3. Follow the prompts to add an additional Gmail or Google Workspace email

Switch between accounts

Desktop

  • Mouse: Click on your account avatar in the top left and select an account
  • Keyboard: Use the Ctrl # shortcut to switch to the corresponding numbered account. Drag and drop your accounts list to reorder them.

iOS

  • Tap: Click on your account avatar in the bottom left and select an account
  • Swipe: Swipe left or right on the account avatar in the bottom left to switch to the next or previous account

Android

  • Tap: Click on your account avatar in the bottom left and select an account
  • Swipe: Swipe up or down on the account avatar in the bottom left to switch to the next or previous account

Unified inbox workarounds

Currently, Shortwave doesn't support a unified inbox. Here are some workarounds:

Change your default account address

Update your primary "Send as" alias through your Gmail account settings. Click "make default" for the account you want to set as primary, then sign out & back into Shortwave.