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πŸ’¬Substack DM Manager

Your Substack DMs,
finally organized.

Substack gives you an inbox. ChatStack makes it work. Labels, search, filters, and favorites β€” so every conversation gets the the attention it deserves.

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MK
Maya Kessler2m
Loved your last issue β€” open to a swap?
VIPCollabs
JT
Jordan Tate18m
Just upgraded to paid! Quick question…
Paid subs
AL
Amara Lewis1h
Thanks so much β€” talk next week!
RP
Reza Pournima3h
Can I feature your piece in my roundup?
Follow up
DV
Dani Vega5h
Appreciate the shout-out πŸ™
TN
Theo Nakamura1d
Sounds good. I'll send the draft over.
MK
Maya Kessler
@thecuriousdesk
Hey! Loved your last issue on creative routines β€” really resonated.
Would you be open to a newsletter swap this month? Our audiences overlap a ton.
Maya! Thank you πŸ™Œ Yes, totally down β€” let's find a week that works.
Amazing. How's the week of the 16th?
Reply to Maya…
πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«The Problem

Substack's inbox wasn't
built for real conversations.

When your audience grows, your inbox becomes a black hole. Here's what that looks like.

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You have no idea who messaged you

New subscriber? Old reader? Random spam? Every thread looks identical. There's no way to tell what matters.

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You can't find anything

Someone mentioned a collab three weeks ago. Or was it four? There's no search. You're scrolling forever.

🏷️

Everything is one flat list

No labels. No folders. No way to separate your VIPs from the noise. It all piles up the same way.

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Important people get buried

The reader who's been with you for two years messaged you. You'll get to it. You won't.

🏷️Organization

Know exactly who's
in your inbox.

Label every conversation the way you want. Paying subscribers, potential collabs, press inquiries, superfans β€” you decide the system. ChatStack holds it.

  • Create any label that fits your workflow
  • Favorite your most important creators
  • Find the right conversation without scrolling
MK
Maya Kessler
@thecuriousdesk
VIP
Add labels
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πŸ”Search

Find any conversation
you've ever had.

Type a name. Type a word. ChatStack finds it. Your entire DM history is searchable β€” not just the last 10 threads Substack shows you.

  • Search by creator name or message content
  • Results appear instantly as you type
  • Every conversation is findable, not just recent ones
newsletter swap
2 results
MK
Maya Kessler
…open to a newsletter swap this month?
TN
Theo Nakamura
…the swap draft is ready to send.
πŸ“‚Filters

See only what
needs your attention.

Filter to Unread and your inbox goes from overwhelming to manageable. Work through it systematically. Nothing falls through the cracks.

  • Unread filter shows exactly what needs a reply
  • Labeled views let you work one category at a time
  • Mark as done and move on β€” no loose ends
All DMsUnread only
MK
Maya Kessler
Open to a newsletter swap?
JT
Jordan Tate
Just upgraded to paid!
RP
Reza Pournima
Can I feature your piece?
Labeled views
Collabs4
Paid subs12
VIP3
πŸ”„Sync

Always in sync with
your Substack inbox.

Hit Sync and ChatStack pulls everything in. Your conversations are always current. No manual checking, no wondering if you missed something.

  • One-click sync pulls all new messages
  • Works across everything Substack sends you
  • See when you last synced, right in the header
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⭐Testimonials

What writers are saying
about ChatStack

From creators who were drowning in DMs and needed a real system.

β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
β€œI cleared 90 unread DMs in one sitting.”

Labels changed everything. I can finally tell collaborators apart from one-off replies, and the unread filter means I never re-read a thread twice.

EC
Elise Chen
@thedailyread
β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…
β€œSearch alone is worth the price.”

I found a collab thread from three months ago in two seconds. On Substack that message was gone forever. ChatStack made my whole inbox searchable.

MO
Marcus Obi
@buildinpublic
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β€œI finally know who's in my inbox.”

Unread filters and labels turned chaos into a system. I work through one category at a time and nothing slips through. It feels like the inbox Substack should have shipped.

PR
Priya Rao
@slowmornings

Simple pricing.
Total inbox control.

Everything you need to manage your Substack inbox. No hidden fees.

Starter
$9/mo
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  • One-click Sync
  • Labels & folders
  • Smart Search
  • Favorites
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$19/mo
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  • Everything in Starter
  • Priority support
  • Unlimited labels
  • Keyboard shortcuts
  • Multi-account

Your readers are messaging you.
They deserve a reply.

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ChatStack gives you the inbox Substack should have built.

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