Unassigned means nobody owns it yet
Opening a message does not claim it. New work stays visible until a teammate takes it or a rule assigns it.
One address. Clear ownership.
See who is answering.
Keep the support address customers know. Give each teammate a separate account and keep the owner, private notes and reply in the same conversation.
No card needed today.
The handoff stays inside the conversation
Change the assignee, add a private note and keep the customer thread, attachments and promise together.
A draft can stop before it becomes a reply
Routine answers can use approved knowledge. Money, privacy, security and weak evidence stay with a person.
Make it yours
Set up the way your team works.
Start with one address and one team. Add more Inboxes as your support grows.
- Connect each support address to the right Inbox.
- Invite teammates with their own accounts.
- Assign conversations and keep coordination in private notes.
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FAQ
Before you switch from a shared mailbox.
What is the difference between a shared mailbox and a shared inbox?
A shared mailbox gives multiple people access to one address. A shared inbox adds ownership, workflow, collaboration and visibility so the team can actually run support from it.
Who is this page for?
Teams handling support@, help@, billing@ or operations email that have outgrown personal inbox forwarding and manual status tracking.
Does this replace human support?
No. The product is built around human support teams, with AI helping on repetitive work and simple lookup-heavy cases.
How does shared inbox software prevent duplicate replies?
The conversation has a visible owner and reply state. Teammates can see who has taken the request and keep coordination in private notes instead of starting a second reply.
Ready to try this with your team?
Start with the address customers already use.
Connect one support address, invite the people who answer it and test the handoff on real work.
No card needed today.