Topical

Topical is a web-based newsletter automation tool for marketers, community builders, and teams that want regular, AI-curated news updates on a specific topic.

Key capabilities include:

• Web monitoring and link curation that pulls trending stories from selected news sources and filters out low-quality links
• Email newsletter generation that produces draft issues with AI-suggested talking points, then exports HTML to email platforms like Mailchimp and Brevo for sending
• Slack Digest that posts a weekly, summarized update to a chosen Slack channel
• Human-in-the-loop review so nothing goes out until it is approved, with in-app editing (and an option to edit by replying to the generated email)

Pricing: Freemium, with a Tester plan at $0 (up to 4 emails), Creator at $9/month (30-day free trial), and Professional at $23/month (30-day free trial).

Notable for combining an AI agent and a configurable workflow approach with practical distribution options, including a Chrome extension for bookmarking articles into the next issue and a free Slack integration for weekly internal digests.