# Ways to use alfred_

There's one alfred_. Use it in the web app, the iPhone app, by text message, or inside Claude and ChatGPT; each works from the same email, calendar, tasks and memory.

Source: https://get-alfred.ai/docs/ways-to-use  
Updated: 2026-10-24

## Where you can use it

| Where | Best for | Guide |
| - | - | - |
| Web app | Longer work: reading threads, reviewing drafts, setting up routines. Start from Home or the chat panel on any page. | [Chat on the web](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/ways-to-use/chat) |
| Text messages | Quick questions and quick actions on the go, no app needed. | [Text messages](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/ways-to-use/text) |
| iPhone app | Your inbox, calendar and tasks on your phone. | [iPhone app](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/ways-to-use/iphone) |
| Claude and ChatGPT | When you're already working there. Your email and calendar come in through the alfred_ connector. | [Claude and ChatGPT](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/ways-to-use/claude-and-chatgpt) |
| Slack | DM alfred_ or @mention it in a channel. | [Slack and Microsoft Teams](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/connect/slack-and-teams) |
| Email | Email <alfred@get-alfred.ai> from a connected address, or copy it on a thread to set up a meeting. | [Suggesting times](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/calendar/suggesting-times) |

## It's the same assistant everywhere

Start something in one place and pick it up in another. A draft you asked for by text can be reviewed in the web app; a routine you set up on the web sends its results by text. What you ask alfred_ to remember is remembered everywhere.

If your Mac gets your iPhone's texts, you can also text alfred_ from Messages on your Mac.

## What needs your OK, wherever you are

Reading and finding happen right away, and so do small changes that only affect you and can be undone, like archiving a few emails you name. Anything that sends, invites other people, or cleans up mail in bulk is shown to you first:

- **On the web and in the iPhone app**, a card shows exactly what will happen, with a button to confirm.
- **By text**, alfred_ texts you what it's about to do and waits for "1", "yes" or "send".
- **In Claude and ChatGPT**, sends and invites are shown to you first. When you connect, you choose which permissions the AI tool gets, and you can allow specific actions to go ahead without a preview under Settings → Privacy → Actions without asking.

The exceptions are things you set up yourself: an email rule that forwards mail, a routine you've told to send without asking, and a meeting thread you copy alfred_ on.

See [Drafts and approvals](https://get-alfred.ai/docs/email/drafts) for the details.