# Busta
> Email that files itself from one-sentence rules you write, on a mailbox that's yours: no ads, trackers blocked, never mined. Currently invite-only (waitlist).
## Get started
- [Join the waitlist](https://busta.app/sign-in): create an account (waitlist while invite-only)
- [Log in](https://busta.app/sign-in): existing accounts
## What it does
### Make your email work for you
The mail that matters, from your bank, school or doctor, is buried under sales and newsletters. Write one plain sentence per folder, test it on your own mail, and Busta files new mail as it arrives.
- Write a rule: one plain sentence says what belongs in a folder, and what doesn't.
- Test it on your mail before you save; nothing is filed during a test.
- New mail is filed as it arrives. When Busta isn't sure, the message stays in Messages for you to decide.
- Any folder works the same way: school, shopping, travel.
### Stop being the product
Free email pays for itself with what it learns about you. Busta keeps each mailbox in its own storage, blocks trackers and never mines your mail. You're the customer.
- Each mailbox lives in its own isolated storage on Cloudflare's network, placed near you when it's created. It isn't pooled with anyone else's.
- Tracking pixels are blocked, so senders can't see when or where you opened their email unless you load images.
- Your mail is never sold, mined for ads or used to profile you. There are no ads.
- A model reads your mail only to sort it into your folders. It's a zero-retention model, so it keeps nothing.
### Less digging
Traditional email makes you scroll through quoted chains and wonder who's on the thread. Conversations read like a chat, show who joined, and new mail arrives live with starred mail on top.
- Replies line up like a chat; quoted history folds away until you want it.
- A divider marks when someone is added to or removed from a conversation.
- New mail arrives without refreshing, and starred mail stays at the top.
## Routes
### Public (no account needed)
- `/`: this page (signed-in visitors are sent to their mailbox)
- `/sign-in`: sign in, or join the waitlist
- `/sign-out`: sign out
- `/llms.txt`: this document
- `/d/{token}`: download link for a large attachment someone sent you (signed, expires)
- `/.well-known/mta-sts.txt`: MTA-STS policy for mail servers (served on mta-sts.busta.app)
### Requires an account
`{address}` is your mailbox, e.g. you@busta.app, URL-encoded.
- `/mb/{address}`: Messages
- `/mb/{address}?view=sent` · `?view=trash`: Sent, Trash
- `/mb/{address}?folder={folderId}`: a folder
- `/mb/{address}?unread=1` · `?sort=starred`: Unread filter, Starred first
- `/mb/{address}/{messageId}`: a conversation
- `/mb/{address}/search?q={query}`: search
- `/mb/{address}/drafts` · `/drafts/{draftId}`: drafts
- `/mb/{address}/compose` · `/compose?forward={messageId}`: new message, forward
- `/mb/{address}/folders` · `/folders/new` · `/folders/{folderId}`: manage folders and rules
## FAQ
### Do I have to set up complicated filters?
No. You write a sentence, test it on your recent mail, and save.
### Is AI reading my mail?
Yes, to sort it. When mail arrives and you have folders, a zero-retention model decides which folder it belongs in, or none, and keeps nothing. You can always file mail by hand, and your choice sticks.
### How does Busta make money?
You'll pay for it, which is the point: you're the customer, not the product. It's free while we're on the waitlist, and we'll tell you the price before anything changes.
The emails that matter, found for you.
Say in one sentence what belongs in each folder. Busta files new mail as it arrives, keeps your mail yours, and reads like a conversation.
Free while we're on the waitlist. You get yourname@busta.app.
bSearch sam@busta.app
Golden 1Bank · 96% autoYour September statement is ready9:41
Golden 1You're pre-approved for a rewards card9:41
Shop Weekly48-hour flash sale: 40% off everything9:30
Bank: “Statements, transfers and balances from Golden 1. Not marketing.”sorted in ~1s
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Make your email work for you
The mail that matters, from your bank, school or doctor, is buried under sales and newsletters.
Write one plain sentence per folder, test it on your own mail, and Busta files new mail as it arrives.
Bank
Any email from my bank Golden 1 about transfers, balances or statements. Marketing and new credit products do not go in this folder.
Test this ruleon your newest mail · nothing is filed
Your September statement is ready✓ In · 97%
Transfer confirmation: $250.00 to Savings✓ In · 96%
You're pre-approved for a Visa card✕ Out · 2%
Bank · 96% autoYour September statement is ready
You're pre-approved for a Visa card
48-hour flash sale: 40% off everything
School
“Anything from my kids' school or teachers, but not the PTA fundraising emails.”
Orders
“Shipping and delivery updates for things I bought; no promotions from the stores.”
Write a rule
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Stop being the product
Free email pays for itself with what it learns about you.
Busta keeps each mailbox in its own storage, blocks trackers and never mines your mail. You're the customer.
Pooled and mined
Everyone's mail in one place, read to sell ads.
Busta
sam@busta.appits own storage, near you
Remote images are blocked. They tell the sender when and where you opened this.Load images
A model reads your mail only to sort it
It answers one question: which of your folders a message belongs in. It's a zero-retention model, so it keeps nothing.
Your own mailbox
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Less digging
Traditional email makes you scroll through quoted chains and wonder who's on the thread.
Conversations read like a chat, show who joined, and new mail arrives live with starred mail on top.
Alice Chen
Can you send the lease draft before Friday? ··· Show quoted text
Attached. Section 4 has the new dates.
9:12 · Delivered
Attached. Section 4 has the new dates.
Alice Chen added+ Carol Diaz · Cc
Carol Diaz
Looks good to me. I'll sign tonight.
2 new messages
★Lease renewal: sign by Friday
Early dismissal Friday at 12:30
Conversations, not chains
Questions
Do I have to set up complicated filters?
No. You write a sentence, test it on your recent mail, and save.
Is AI reading my mail?
Yes, to sort it. When mail arrives and you have folders, a zero-retention model decides which folder it belongs in, or none, and keeps nothing. You can always file mail by hand, and your choice sticks.
How does Busta make money?
You'll pay for it, which is the point: you're the customer, not the product. It's free while we're on the waitlist, and we'll tell you the price before anything changes.