# Pensieve: Email Me Notes — Capture Ideas Quick & Easy

> Email notes, ideas, and to-dos to yourself for easy capture and retrieval. (iPhone/iPad app by Window Seat Labs, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pensieve-email-me-notes/id797364106 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Window Seat Labs, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/797364109)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.70/5 from 82 App Store ratings · 34 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 33 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2014-06-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-30
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pensieve-email-me-notes/id797364106/reviews.md

## What is Pensieve?

If you’ve ever emailed yourself, Pensieve is for you.

Just capture, send, and remember! Pensieve is the perfect Idea Inbox companion, a Magic Warp Zone for your mind.

Ideas, to-dos, and inspiration pop into your head throughout the day, often at the wrong time and in the wrong place.

You want to capture those thoughts somehow, but you’ll forget to check your other notes app, texting yourself won’t work, and writing an email is clunky. You need to get these ideas out of your mind and off of your phone now, so you can get back to what you’re doing and stay in the moment with a clear head. You need a powerful, easy-to-use tool that can teleport your thoughts from here and now to the time and place where they belong. You need an idea warp zone.

You need Pensieve, the notes app you'll actually use.


== Features ==

Powerful capture tools, deep customization, and lightning-fast email delivery:
• Record audio memos and get automatic speech-to-text transcripts.
• Built-in camera that attaches photos as soon as you take them.
• Attachment picker with quick access to your photo library and files.
• Quick paste button for emailing yourself text, links, and images.
• Email yourself from your Watch using the Pensieve watch app.
• Email yourself from within other apps using Pensieve Share.
• Custom rules put you in control over how emails from Pensieve are formatted.
• With the power of Pensieve you can send to multiple inboxes with one tap.
• Works offline. Capture thoughts without the internet and send them later.


== Privacy & Security First ==

Pensieve is committed to your privacy and security.

The app doesn't contain any of the icky practices of big tech or other companies!
- NO data mining.
- NO advertisements.
- NO attention-grabbing tactics.

Only respect for you and your time, attention, and data. Learn more at https://privacy.pensieve.io.


== Get in Touch ==

Tweet to @PensieveTweets with questions, feedback, etc.


== Terms ==

By using Pensieve you agree to the Pensieve Terms of Use:
https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

## Key features

- Audio recording with speech-to-text
- Built-in camera for photo attachments
- Attachment picker for photos and files
- Quick paste for text, links, and images
- Email from Apple Watch
- Share extension for in-app capture
- Customizable email formatting
- Offline capture

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| All Access Monthly | $2.99 | per month |
| All Access Yearly | $24.99 | per year |
| Boost Monthly | $0.99 | per month |
| Boost Yearly | $9.99 | per year |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 34)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pensieve-email-me-notes/id797364106/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Failure

*2025-05-17, version 4.11.3*

Notes recently have just been disappearing. Support contact is a Twitter link that doesn't work.

### 5/5 — So simple handy

*2024-12-08, version 4.11.3*

I love this app because I often email stuff to myself and this just saves me the step of typing my address. It’s deceptively simple and I use it all the time.

### 5/5 — Can’t live without Pensieve

*2024-08-07, version 4.11.1*

You can’t go wrong with this app. It has everything you need and nothing you don’t. I love this app and use every single day to keep my life humming along. It’s fantastic for jotting down quick notes as you go about your day and sending them to your inbox to address at your convenience. It’s also fantastic for copying-and-pasting anything you want to save or review later. The interface is simple and thoughtfully designed. Customer support is also excellent. Highly recommend!!!

### 5/5 — Quick + Convenient + Intuitive

*2024-01-27, version 4.10*

I use Pensieve every time I have a thought or task or event, and its inconvenient to jot it down or punch into my computer.

It’s fast, easy, and goes straight to my email, where it is easily reviewed everyday.

Boom! My life just got more organized!

Thanks Pensieve!

### 5/5 — A simple to use tool for a busy life

*2022-11-07, version 4.4.3*

I love how easy it is to use, and how straightforward the whole concept is. I could easily see this swiss-army-knife of a reminder app being used in conjunction with many other apps or aspects of my life - from work, to school, to hobbies at home.

### 5/5 — I like this product

*2022-09-28, version 4.3*

1. Improve the UI but keep it simple
2. Emails I send to myself go to spam - perhaps send it from my own email address
3. Sign on another destination is sending the OTP to spam and the code is missing from the email

I use this product for a long time and couldn’t go without it. Was happy paying for it as soon as you started a paid version but please consider the above notes to improve the experience.

### 5/5 — Exactly what I need

*2022-07-21, version 4.2*

Definitely worth the nominal subscription cost considering I use it daily. Super app! Can't recommend it enough! I got this app in November and was really excited about it. I initially wanted to replace the deprecated one-click share-to-email app I used to have, and saw Pensieve's Share Extension, hoping it would do the trick. Then I started poring over their other features and was really impressed. The Settings proved these guys thought of everything, from the transcription of voice recordings ("note to self") to the ability to change attached images to embedded in emails, to the multiple recipient feature (to send to work or home email addresses). Months later, it's easily become the best app on my phone and cannot begin to tell you how useful it is in my personal and professional life.

### 1/5 — Pointless

*2022-04-13, version 3.1.2*

I find that it’s literally easier to just email myself manually than to go through this app and deal with compatibility issues.

### 5/5 — One of my go to apps

*2022-03-19, version 3.1.2*

Great for jotting down quick notes while I’m out and about. When I have a moment to sit down and catch up, all my thoughts and “to dos” are there in my inbox waiting for me.

### 5/5 — Helpful for the unorganized

*2022-02-13, version 3.1*

Emails are constant, so seeing my reminders when I look at email is a great way of not forgetting anything.  The voice recording feature is great for making a note while driving.  Highly recommend.

## Frequently asked questions about Pensieve

### What does Pensieve do?

Pensieve is an app designed to help you quickly capture ideas, to-dos, and inspiration by emailing them to yourself. It offers various capture methods like audio recording, photo attachments, and text pasting, ensuring your thoughts are saved efficiently.

### What are the key features of Pensieve?

Key features include audio recording with automatic speech-to-text transcripts, a built-in camera for photo attachments, an attachment picker for files, a quick paste button, the ability to email from your Apple Watch, a share extension for in-app capture, customizable email formatting, and offline capture capabilities.

### Is Pensieve free to use?

The application is free to download and use, with in-app purchases available for additional features or functionality. The exact pricing for these purchases can be found within the app store listing.

### What devices is Pensieve compatible with?

Pensieve is available for Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches. It also offers a share extension that allows you to capture content from within other applications.

### How does Pensieve help with capturing ideas?

Pensieve acts as an 'Idea Inbox' or 'Magic Warp Zone' for your mind, allowing you to instantly send thoughts to yourself via email. This is ideal for when ideas strike at inconvenient times, preventing you from forgetting them and keeping your mind clear.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.14.4 — 2026-08-02

Pensieve is the easiest way to capture, email, and act on your thoughts.
Drafts now send reliably in the background, so your emails can keep going out even when you leave the app.

### 4.14.3 — 2026-05-27

Pensieve is the easiest way to capture, email, and act on your thoughts.
This update improves Pensieve on Apple Watch:
• It's now easier to begin composing a message.
• If you only have one portal, your message is automatically sent there after composing.

### 4.14.2 — 2026-03-04

Pensieve is the easiest way to capture, email, and act on your thoughts.
This update fixes bugs with Pensieve for Apple Watch.

### 4.14.1 — 2025-12-25

Pensieve is the easiest way to capture, email, and act on your thoughts.
This update fixes a couple of annoying but harmless UI bugs.

### 4.14 — 2025-12-16

Pensieve is the easiest way to capture, email, and act on your thoughts.
NEW: Watch App ~ Use the Pensieve companion app on your Apple Watch to quickly send emails to yourself.

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