Read the message you received before you reply
Subtext reads the message you received and tells you, in plain words, what the other person wants from you. Paste a screenshot of the thread or drop in the voice message they sent, and it summarises what they are saying and lists what actually needs an answer. Then it drafts a reply that picks up where they left off, in your voice, and you decide what to send. It never sends anything for you.
On iPhone, Android and in your browser. Screenshots and voice messages are never used to train an AI model.
What a long message is actually asking for
Subtext turns a long message into a short summary written to you: what they want, and up to five things that need a response. A three-paragraph text from a friend, a manager's message with four questions buried in it, a voice note you would have to replay twice, they come back as a list you can act on. The summary is written in the language the message arrived in. The longer piece on what a text means covers why reading one is harder than it looks.
Does it work with screenshots and voice messages?
Yes. Subtext reads a chat screenshot the way you would, with your bubbles on one side and theirs on the other, so it knows who said what. A voice message they sent you is transcribed and summarised the same way, which means you can read it in a meeting instead of listening to it. If it cannot tell who is speaking, it asks rather than guessing.
From reading it to replying
Once you know what they are asking, Subtext drafts the reply. It picks up the thread and answers their points rather than restating them, and it gives you three versions side by side, so you can read a warmer one against a shorter one and send the one that sounds like you. Tap warmer, shorter or add confidence to move any of them, and the wording stays yours. How to reply to a message goes through the research on what a good reply does.
Can it tell me if they are angry with me?
No, and no tool can. Subtext reads the words on the screen, not what the sender privately feels, and it does not label the other person's message as hostile or manipulative. What it can do is show you what they asked for and what a calm reply looks like, which is usually what the worry was about. The research on reading anger into text explains why the gap between the two is so wide.
FAQ
Do I have to type the message out?
No. Paste a screenshot of the chat, or drop in the voice message they sent, and Subtext reads it from there.
Does the other person know I used it?
No. Nothing is sent to anyone. Subtext works on your side only, and the reply goes out from your own messaging app when you paste it there.
What happens to the screenshot afterwards?
It goes to the AI that reads it and to our servers so you can come back to the conversation. Nothing you upload is used to train an AI model. Conversations delete themselves five days after you last used them, or ninety if you pin one, and you can delete anything yourself straight away. The privacy policy names every provider.
Subtext works in 17+ languages and answers in the one the message arrived in. Free to start, on your phone or in the browser.
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