Top 10 Gmail Chrome Extensions for 2025 Productivity

Checker Plus for Gmail™ stands out as a premier choice for users seeking to efficiently manage multiple Gmail accounts without constantly keeping a Gmail tab open. This extension offers a rich notification system, allowing you to get instant alerts, read, listen to, or even delete emails directly from your browser's toolbar. Its ability to operate in the background, even when Chrome is closed (with a setting enabled), ensures you never miss an important message.

The extension boasts a user-friendly Material Design interface and provides a convenient pop-up mail preview window. This feature lets you handle common email actions like archiving or marking as read without disrupting your current browsing session. For those who manage several accounts, whether personal or professional, Checker Plus for Gmail™ simplifies the process significantly. It also caters to accessibility needs with features like voice notifications, which can read out incoming emails, a boon for visually impaired users or when you're multitasking.

Boomerang for Gmail is a powerhouse extension trusted by millions for its robust email management and meeting scheduling capabilities. It allows you to take control of your inbox by scheduling emails to be sent at optimal times, tracking responses, and setting up reminders to follow up on important conversations. The 'boomerang' feature, which brings an email back to your inbox if there's no reply, is a standout for ensuring nothing falls through the cracks.

Beyond email management, Boomerang excels in simplifying meeting scheduling. You can suggest times or share a bookable schedule directly within your email, eliminating the back-and-forth. It integrates with Zoom and Google Meet, supports multiple calendars, and even features 'Respondable', an AI assistant that helps you write more effective emails. With a strong focus on security (SOC 2 Type 2 certified and a Google Premier Partner), Boomerang is a reliable tool for professionals and teams looking to boost productivity.

GMass transforms your standard Gmail interface into a formidable platform for cold outreach, email marketing, and sophisticated mail merge campaigns. It's designed for users who need to send personalized mass emails without leaving Gmail. You can connect to Google Sheets to pull in data for deep personalization, including customized images and attachments for each recipient.

A key strength of GMass is its focus on deliverability, with features like the Spam Solver to test messages before sending and help ensure they land in the inbox, not the spam folder. It offers robust tracking for opens, clicks, and replies, along with automated follow-up sequences based on recipient engagement. The integration of ChatGPT for campaign creation is a modern touch, helping users draft entire email sequences. GMass aims to provide a comprehensive email marketing suite directly within the familiar Gmail environment.

Gmail™ Email Templates by cloudHQ empowers users to create, manage, and share professional-looking email templates directly within Gmail. This extension is perfect for individuals and teams looking to save time on repetitive emails and maintain a consistent brand image. It offers a library of pre-designed templates and an intuitive email design creator, complete with free stock photos, allowing you to craft beautiful emails with ease.

You can also import your existing templates from services like Mailchimp or HubSpot, or even cleverly copy the design of an email you've received to use as a starting point. Team sharing capabilities ensure that everyone in your organization can access and utilize approved templates. For more advanced users, there's an HTML editor. The extension also offers mobile access to your templates via a separate mobile add-on, extending its utility beyond the desktop.

Notifier for Gmail™ is a straightforward, open-source extension focused on one primary goal: to keep you informed about incoming emails across multiple Gmail accounts and specific labels without needing to have Gmail open. It's designed to be lightweight and efficient, utilizing RSS technology to minimize bandwidth usage. A key advantage is that it doesn't require you to enter your credentials directly into the extension.

From the browser's toolbar, you can get a quick overview of new messages and perform essential actions like marking emails as read, reporting spam, trashing messages, or archiving them. This allows for quick triage of your inbox without interrupting your workflow. It also supports dark theme for user preference. If you're looking for a no-frills, reliable notification system that respects your privacy and system resources, Notifier for Gmail™ is a solid choice.

Todoist for Gmail bridges the gap between your inbox and your task list, allowing you to seamlessly convert emails into actionable tasks within the popular Todoist application. This extension is ideal for those who use Todoist for their productivity system and want to ensure that important emails don't get lost or forgotten. You can add emails as tasks directly from Gmail, then enrich them with due dates, reminders, deadlines, and priorities to ensure timely follow-up.

The integration allows you to manage these email-derived tasks—viewing them as lists, on boards, or in a calendar planner—right from the Gmail interface. Once a task related to an email is completed, you can mark it as done from within Gmail, avoiding the need to switch contexts constantly. This aims to help users achieve the coveted 'inbox zero' by systematically processing emails into their task management workflow.

MailTracker, by Hunter.io, offers a straightforward way to track your outgoing Gmail messages, notifying you when your emails are opened and how many times. This extension is particularly useful for sales professionals, job seekers, or anyone who needs confirmation that their important communications have been viewed. It provides real-time alerts and aims for a simple, one-click installation process.

Key features include the ability to track emails scheduled to be sent later, support for multiple Gmail inboxes, and individual recipient tracking within group emails, so you know exactly who has opened your message. MailTracker also offers IP-based location insights for link clicks and promises not to add any branding or signatures to your emails, maintaining a professional look. While it offers a free plan, this comes with a monthly tracking limit, with premium options available for unlimited tracking.

Briskine is designed to accelerate your email writing process through the use of customizable templates and keyboard shortcuts. If you find yourself typing the same phrases or entire emails repeatedly, Briskine can be a significant time-saver. You can create templates for common responses, sales pitches, or any repetitive text and then insert them into your Gmail (or Outlook, LinkedIn, and other platforms) compose window with a quick shortcut.

The extension allows for the use of variables, such as automatically inserting a recipient's first name, to add a touch of personalization to your templated responses. If you can't recall a specific shortcut, you can easily search and insert templates directly from the compose box. For teams, Briskine offers premium features for sharing templates, ensuring consistency in company-wide communications.

RightInbox aims to be an all-in-one productivity suite for your Gmail, offering a wide array of features including email reminders, tracking, templates, and the ability to schedule emails to be sent later. It's designed to help professionals in sales, recruiting, and marketing streamline their email workflows and improve their outreach effectiveness. You can set reminders for important emails, track who opens your messages, and use templates for faster responses.

The extension also supports features like email sequences for automated follow-ups, mail merge for personalized mass emails, private notes for adding context to conversations, recurring emails for regular communications, and multiple email signatures. While RightInbox provides a comprehensive toolkit, its free version has limitations on feature usage per month, with unlimited access available through paid plans.

Dictation for Gmail offers a simple premise: why type when you can speak? This extension adds a microphone icon next to the send button in your Gmail compose window, allowing you to dictate your messages using voice-to-text technology. It supports a wide array of languages, aiming to make email composition faster and more accessible for those who prefer speaking over typing or have physical limitations that make typing difficult.

The goal is to provide a hands-free way to draft emails. Simply open a new message or reply, click the microphone, and start speaking. The extension then transcribes your speech into the email body. While the concept is appealing for quick replies or drafting longer messages without extensive keyboard use, its effectiveness heavily relies on the accuracy of its voice recognition and its ability to handle nuances of speech.