Simplify Gmail

Make Gmail simpler, more capable, and more respectful
What is Simplify Gmail?
"Simplify Gmail" is an Edge add-on designed to enhance the Gmail experience by improving user interface, privacy, and productivity. Created by a former Google lead designer, it offers features like design tweaks, email bundling, saved searches, inbox pausing, tracker blocking, smart keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, and more. Commitment to privacy is strong, with no personal data collection or ads.
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Add-on stats

By: Simpl.fyi
Users: 8,789 ▲ 74
Rating: 4.70 (23)
Version: 3.1.24 (Last updated: 2024-11-09)
Creation date: 2022-01-19
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Host permissions:
  • https://mail.google.com/*
  • https://*.googleusercontent.com/proxy/*
Size: 10.02M

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# 1689 ▲ 36

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Add-on summary

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Brought to you by the co-founder and design lead for Google Inbox, Simplify Gmail is a browser extension for desktop Gmail that boosts productivity, strengthens privacy, and reduces️ stress by:

✔️ BETTER DESIGN: Hundreds of improvements (small and large) to streamline, simplify, and enhance Gmail’s design and functionality. Hide the features you don’t use, customize the ones you do including setting the list and message width and fonts.

✔️ BUNDLES: Group conversations with the same label or category into a single row in your inbox for easier bulk reading and processing.

✔️ SAVED SEARCHES: Add commonly used searches or bookmark any message to your nav for easy access. Simplify includes 24 useful searches by default like Travel, Purchases, Archived, Attachments, Notes to self, PDFs, Photos, and more.

✔️ PAUSE INBOX: Pause new mail or hide the inbox entirely for deep focus. Optionally disable notifications when the inbox is paused or hidden.

✔️ BLOCK TRACKERS: Simplify blocks over 250 email spy trackers (more than any other tracker blocker extension).

✔️ KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS: Navigate faster with your arrow keys, Enter (to open, then to reply), and Escape (close a message, then to return to inbox). Use familiar shortcuts like Ctrl+A / ⌘A to select all or Ctrl+Z / ⌘Z to undo. Press "?" in Gmail to see all shortcuts. Also includes advanced shortcuts like [ I ] to reply to an intro and move the sender to BCC.

✔️ DARK MODE: Auto-switch with OS with options to invert all of Gmail’s UI and some or all messages.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Improves the UX of Gmail significantly
  • Brings back features from the old Inbox experience
  • Makes Gmail look more like a traditional email client
  • Helps declutter the Gmail interface
  • Very useful for managing multiple Gmail accounts
Cons
  • Subscription model may be off-putting for some users
  • Some features are buggy or removed in updates
  • Users request additional features (like HTML view or disabling animations)
Most mentioned
  • Requires a subscription fee after a trial period
  • Provides a calmer and more organized email experience
  • Users love the interface and functionality improvements
Recent reviews
It looks very good. I would like a way, through this extension or another, to convert gmail into the basic html view, the exact same look and exact same minimal functionality, that Google discontinued this year. If there is a way to flip to that mode with the present extension, I don't see it. P.S. Is there a way turn off animated transitions? If I hover over an email header, it pops up slightly, the border turns bold, etc.
by David, 2024-09-20
I can't really use Gmail without all those imortant upgrades anymore.
by Oliver, 2024-01-16
This is a truly astounding extension! It would be worth the subscription fee for the tracker blocking alone, but all of the UX improvements over default Gmail make Simplify a real gem. I feel so much calmer using Gmail than I did before. Thanks, Michael!
by Edward, 2024-01-16
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Risk impact

Simplify Gmail requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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