Gmail Mono

Changes display of plain-text mails and compose window to a monospace font.
What is Gmail Mono?
Gmail Mono is a Chrome extension that sets the font of plain-text emails and the compose window to a monospace font. It also limits the line-length of plain-text emails to 72 characters, providing a better reading and writing experience in Gmail.

Extension stats

Users: 364
Rating: 4.83 (6)
Version: 0.0.0.2 (Last updated: 2018-08-06)
Creation date: 2018-08-06
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Size: 218.11K

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Extension summary

This plugin sets the font for the display of text-only emails to a monospace font. It also modifies the compose window. Default text for plain-text emails is also monospace, and it limits the (displayed) line-length to 72 characters.

User reviews

Does exactly what it's supposed to do. The extension's source is just one css file, very simple - that increases my confidence a lot.
by Chris Leipold, 2023-06-27

Great for reading output from bash scripts and similar computer generated reports via email.
by Devan Bhagat, 2021-06-23

working great. Is there a setting which also works for the View Entire Message display? Paul
by Paul White, 2020-03-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Gmail Mono requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Gmail Mono has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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