Lindy

What is Lindy?

Lindy is an AI assistant designed to help professionals manage day-to-day work across email, meetings, and calendar. Its core purpose is to reduce time spent on back-and-forth tasks by proactively handling work once you provide a request or context.

According to the product description, Lindy can search across the user’s tools to answer questions quickly, draft communications, and prepare meeting-related work. It’s positioned as proactive (addressing issues before you have to ask) rather than purely reactive.

Key Features

• Proactive inbox, meeting, and calendar management: Lindy is described as managing these areas so you can focus on other priorities.
• Cross-tool search for answers: It “searches across all your tools” to provide responses without switching between apps or manually digging through inboxes.
• Task execution like drafting and scheduling: Lindy can draft an email and help book a meeting, handling the “back-and-forth” implied in those workflows.
• Pre-meeting prep and meeting follow-through: It’s described as prepping for meetings and supporting after-meeting work such as recording or summarizing (as referenced in testimonials).
• Text-style engagement with reminders: The product states it “texts you before you have to ask,” indicating it can initiate prompts and gather needed context in advance.
• Memory based on feedback: Memories are saved “over time” to adjust to user preferences, style, and priorities.
• Works 24/7 and in different settings: The site states it’s available whenever you can use texting (e.g., in a meeting, while walking), implying always-on assistance.
• Integrations with many apps: Lindy connects with “hundreds of integrations,” with examples including Slack, calendar tools, and Gmail.

How to Use Lindy

Start by trying Lindy with the offered 7-day free trial and cancel anytime (as stated on the site). Once you connect the relevant tools, you can ask Lindy questions or tell it what you want to get done—such as booking a meeting, sending a file, drafting an email, or updating a CRM.

In day-to-day use, you can either ask directly (“Ask anything”) or rely on proactive check-ins (“It texts you before you have to ask”) for meeting context and items that may need attention.

Use Cases

• Find information quickly across tools: Ask Lindy a question and let it search across connected apps to avoid manually switching between inboxes, Slack, and calendar.
• Book meetings and handle logistics: Tell Lindy to book a meeting, and use it to manage scheduling and related back-and-forth.
• Draft and send professional emails: Provide the details for an email request and have Lindy draft a message so you can review and send.
• Prepare for upcoming meetings: Use Lindy’s proactive reminders and meeting prep support to gather relevant context before the meeting starts.
• Follow up and admin support: After conversations, have Lindy support follow-up workflows such as texting prompts, recording/summarizing meetings (per testimonials), and assisting with customer/admin tasks like updates to a CRM.

FAQ

Does Lindy manage email and calendar automatically?

The site describes Lindy as proactively managing your inbox, meetings, and calendar, and handling busywork so you can focus on other tasks. Specific automation rules beyond that general description aren’t provided on the page.

What can Lindy do with connected apps?

Lindy is described as connecting with “hundreds of integrations.” The page gives examples such as reading Slack, cross-referencing a calendar, and drafting responses in Gmail.

How does Lindy provide meeting support?

The product states it helps prep for meetings and supports work that may “almost slip through the cracks.” Testimonials also mention recording and summarizing meetings.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. The page states there is a 7-day free trial and that you can cancel anytime.

Can Lindy remember my preferences?

The site says memories are saved over time to adjust to preferences, style, and priorities.

Alternatives

• General-purpose AI chat assistants with connected accounts: Tools that provide answers and drafting through an AI interface, but may require more manual steps to manage scheduling, email, or cross-app workflows.
• Calendar and scheduling automation tools: Products focused specifically on scheduling and appointment workflows, typically less broad than an assistant that also handles inbox-style communication and cross-tool Q&A.
• Email automation and customer support platforms: Tools aimed at drafting, routing, or assisting with email/customer interactions; they may not cover meeting prep and proactive cross-app context as described for Lindy.
• Workflow automation platforms (agentic/task runners): Systems that automate multi-step processes via connected apps; they often require building or configuring workflows, whereas Lindy is presented as an assistant that initiates and handles busywork in response to prompts.