File Link AI only uses AI when you explicitly click "Ask AI" — no background scanning, no inbox monitoring. Ask questions about attachments, summarise threads and track file versions. Google verified. You're always in control.
SEE IT IN ACTION
See how File Link AI organises your Gmail attachments by project
CONCERNED ABOUT GMAIL'S BUILT-IN AI?
Unlike Gmail's background AI that scans your entire inbox, File Link AI only activates when you explicitly click "Ask AI" on a specific file or thread. Nothing happens in the background. Ever.
File Link AI uses Anthropic's Claude AI — separate from Google — only when you explicitly activate it.
SECURITY & PRIVACY
File Link AI has passed Google's extensive OAuth verification and security review. Here's exactly what it does — and doesn't — do with your data.
File Link AI has completed Google's full OAuth verification process including privacy policy review, security assessment and scope justification. It is publicly listed on the Google Workspace Marketplace.
The add-on only reads the email thread you currently have open. It never scans your inbox, contacts or any other data. When you close the thread, access stops.
We do not store your emails, attachments or personal data on any servers. Files are saved directly to your own Google Drive — not ours. Your data stays yours.
AI summaries send only filenames to Anthropic — never file contents. AI file chat sends file contents only when you explicitly click "Ask AI" and submit a question. Both are optional, only run when you activate them, and data is never used to train AI models.
You can remove File Link AI's access at any time via myaccount.google.com/permissions. Uninstalling immediately revokes all permissions.
Join architects and design practices using File Link AI to organise their project files.
Install free — 30 secondsAsk questions about any attachment directly from your inbox. "What are the payment terms?" "Summarise this report." "What deadlines are mentioned?" Answers in seconds — no downloading needed. 5 free queries per week.
Rev C supersedes Rev B automatically. Old versions are kept but clearly marked, so you never send the wrong file again.
Open a thread and instantly see which files are new since you last looked. Nothing slips through.
Assign threads to a project and every saved file lands in the right Drive folder, organised without thinking about it.
Save any attachment to Drive with one tap. Messy filenames get cleaned up before they're filed.
Export a complete document register for any project — ready to hand to a certifier or client.
Every file gets a plain-English description of what it likely contains, so you know what's inside before opening it.
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If you are participating in the File Link AI draft testing program and wish to be removed, please email us at hello@filelinkai.com and we will remove your access within 48 hours.