Polish your email before you hit send
Paste your email. Get it back with the grammar fixed, the filler cut and every sentence clear, still sounding like you.
How to polish an email: put the ask first, fix spelling and grammar, cut filler words, split long sentences, and check names and dates. The Contextli Email Polisher does the first four for you, so you only check the facts.
The instant version runs in your browser and updates as you type. Nothing is stored or sent anywhere unless you tap Polish with AI.
Your email appears here the moment you paste a draft.
Or skip the typing. In the Contextli app you click the floating mic in Gmail, Outlook or any app, say it, and the full email is written for you. Get the Contextli app
How to polish an email
Three steps, no learning curve.
- 1
Paste your email
Paste the email you are about to send, mistakes and all.
- 2
Pick how it should feel
Professional for work, Friendly for colleagues, Concise for busy readers, Warm for clients.
- 3
Check the facts and send
The polisher fixes the writing. You check names, dates and numbers, then copy and send.
Can you review this email for me? A 60-second checklist
Run any email through these six checks. If it passes all six, send it.
- 1
Is the ask in the first two lines?
Busy readers stop early. Put what you need first, the background after.
- 2
Does the subject say the point?
"Report due Friday: your part by Thursday" beats "Quick reminder".
- 3
Any sentence over 25 words?
Split it. Long sentences are where mistakes and confusion hide.
- 4
Names, dates, numbers right?
Check each one. These are the mistakes people notice and remember.
- 5
Filler words gone?
"Just", "I think", "kind of", "basically" make you sound unsure. Cut most of them.
- 6
Would you be happy if it was forwarded?
If not, change the tone before you send.
Polish or rewrite: which one do you need?
Polish (this page)
Your email is basically right. You want the mistakes fixed and the sentences cleaner, but it should still sound like you. The polisher changes as little as it can.
Rewrite
The tone is wrong: too blunt, too long, too casual. You want the same message said a different way. Use the Email Rewriter or the Polite Email Rewriter.
Real examples
What goes in and what comes out. Paste your own above to get the same treatment.
hi team, just a quick reminder that the report is due friday, i think we are mostly on track but there is a few things missing like the sales numbers and the summary, can everyone make sure there part is done by thursday so i have time to put it together. thanks alot
Subject: Report due Friday: your part by Thursday Hi team, A quick reminder that the report is due on Friday. We are mostly on track, but a few parts are still missing, including the sales numbers and the summary. Could everyone finish their part by Thursday, so I have time to put it together? Thanks a lot, Alex
Hey Sam, loved you’re idea in the meeting today, could we maybe grab 15 mins tomorow to talk about how we role it out?
Subject: Your idea from today Hi Sam, I loved your idea in the meeting today. Could we grab 15 minutes tomorrow to talk about how we roll it out? Thanks, Alex
I just wanted to let you know that I have basically finished going through the contract and I think that overall it looks good, although there are a couple of small things in section 4 that I would kind of like to discuss with you if you have time.
Subject: Contract: two points in section 4 Hi Priya, I have finished the contract and it looks good overall. I would like to discuss two small points in section 4. Do you have time this week? Thanks, Alex
Write better emails in English
Speak Confident English on writing clear, professional emails, with or without AI.
Common questions
Sources and further reading
- plainlanguage.gov guidelines : short sentences, active voice and clear structure
- Nielsen Norman Group: email subject lines : why the subject should state the point
- Harvard Business Review: how to write email with military precision : bottom line up front
- Purdue OWL: email etiquette : proofreading and tone before you send
- Grammarly: how to end an email : sign-offs that fit the tone