About Bref

Bref means “brief” in French.

We built Bref because staying on top of the email newsletters we cared about slowly became more overwhelming than invigorating. Dozens of emails of great writing, arriving all day, every day, mostly unread.

Bref doesn't ask you to subscribe to any newsletters you don't already read. It takes the newsletters you're subscribed to, the ones you chose because you're interested in them, and combines the best parts into a single, well-organized digest, delivered once a day, on your schedule. But Bref doesn't stop at summarizing — it pulls out the numbers worth remembering, spotlights ideas that deserve a beat of extra context, calls out the one story most worth your two minutes, and draws the connections between stories that would otherwise read as unrelated.

The goal is simple: staying informed should be exciting, and it shouldn't take longer than a coffee break (nor should it cost more than one). That's why Bref Pro is $4.99 a month.

Frequently asked
What is Bref, exactly?+
Bref is a newsletter digest tool. You get a personal @mail.brefdigest.com address, subscribe to newsletters with it (or redirect existing subscriptions there), and each day Bref reads everything that came in, groups it by theme, and sends you one clean summary — with the full original newsletters always a click away on your dashboard.
How does it actually work?+
Newsletters land at your bref address, get parsed and stored, and — at the time you choose — get grouped into themed sections and summarized into a digest email. Sign-up confirmations and one-time codes are detected automatically and forwarded to you right away, so they never get stuck waiting for the next digest.
What's the difference between Free and Pro?+
Free covers up to 4 newsletters a day with a standard digest. Pro removes that limit and adds a custom digest style — you can pick the tone (bullets, narrative, TL;DR, or a balanced hybrid) and add your own instructions for how Bref should write your digest.
How do I get my bref address?+
It's created automatically when you sign up — you'll find it on your dashboard and in Settings. From there, just update your newsletter subscriptions to use it, or set up a forwarding rule from your existing inbox.
Can I keep certain newsletters out of my digest?+
Yes — under Settings → Digests → "Don't digest," you can exclude specific senders. Their emails still arrive and stay visible in your inbox, they just won't be grouped or summarized.
Is my data private?+
Your newsletters are yours — they're used only to build your own digest and are never shared, sold, or used to train anything. You can delete your account and all associated data at any time from Settings.
How do I cancel?+
Head to Settings → Payments → Manage billing to cancel a Pro subscription anytime — no calls, no forms. Your account itself can also be deleted entirely from Settings if you'd rather stop using Bref altogether.
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