How do I save and use email drafts?

Last verified 14 October 2026
Features Messages Email Drafts Inbox Hubs
Read time 2 min
Plans Core, Growth
The short version

Start an email, then close the compose window and check for Saved as draft. Find drafts in the Drafts tab on the Emails page or in a Hub's Messages tab. Drafts sync both ways with Gmail Drafts. Needs Gmail connected and the Core plan or the Growth plan.

Check for Saved as draft before leaving an unfinished email. Saved drafts appear on the Emails page or in the Hub’s Messages tab where you created them, and in your Gmail Drafts.

Save a draft

  1. Start composing. Click Compose and add a To recipient, subject, or body.
  2. Save the draft. Close the compose window and check for Saved as draft. This message confirms the save. In Emails, an unavailable connected sender leaves the draft open. Reconnect the account or retry before leaving.

Find and send a draft

  1. Open the Drafts tab. Open Drafts in the Emails page or in the Hub’s Messages tab. Each draft shows its subject, first recipient or (no recipient), and a preview of the message.
  2. Reopen the draft. Click a draft to open it back in the compose window, where you can keep editing.
  3. Send or discard it. Finish the message and click Send, or use Discard draft if you no longer need it.
Good to know

To remove a draft, open it and use Discard draft. To send it later at a set time, schedule the send. See How do I schedule an email to send later?.

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