Canned Replies

Helps you manage canned replies in Gmail and everywhere else on the web

What is Canned Replies?

"Canned Replies" is a handy productivity tool designed as a Chrome Extension. It enables users to create, manage, and swiftly access commonly-used text snippets. It's optimized for use within Gmail, allowing replies to be inserted directly during composition. It's also versatile, offering context menu and browser bar popup for snippet insertion in any editable field across the web. Stay organized and save time with Canned Replies.

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By: Tinacious Design

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 3.93 (59) ▲ 0.02

Version: 3.0.0 (Last updated: 2022-12-18)

Creation date: 2020-07-06

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
storage
clipboardWrite
contextMenus

Host permissions:

https://mail.google.com/*

Size: 3.01M

Email: in*****@tinaciousdesign.com

URLs: Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 7970 ▲ 137

Other rankings

#3151 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 11

#18 in reply keyword 15 ▼ 1

#38 in insert keyword 26 ▲ 1

#171 in context menu keyword 23 ▲ 3

#204 in design keyword 12 ▼ 1

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Summary

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Canned Replies is a productivity tool that makes it quicker and easier to send the messages you send often. Use Canned Replies to create a set of commonly-used text snippets, and easily access these from within Gmail, or from the context menu and browser popup.

FEATURES

Gmail-optimized experience: Use Canned Replies from within your Gmail compose window. Canned Replies adds a button into the Gmail compose toolbar so you can quickly access your messages in context to the email you’re sending. Simply click on the desired message and it’ll be inserted into the email at your cursor.

Context Menu: Insert a text snippet via the context menu. Just right click (or control click) on any editable field and click the desired Canned Reply to insert it.

Browser bar popup: Canned Replies offers a popup window from your browser bar for all other use cases. Use the popup to copy the snippet onto your clipboard. This is useful if a website does not support native context menus, or if you’d like to paste your messages into an external application.

VERSIONS

3.0.0 – Upgrades to Chrome manifest V3 to align with Chrome's updated security practices. Also fixes the bug where the button stopped working in Gmail.

2.0.0 – A revamped Canned Replies popup that includes the ability to search for your messages. Also includes bug fixes and accessibility improvements.

User reviews

User reviews summary

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Easy to setup and use by reducing response times
Has an import/export feature enabling use across multiple computers
Ability to predefine responses for use in multiple applications

Cons

Cannot arrange canned replies alphabetically or group them
Has a local storage size limit causing loss of content unexpectedly
Sometimes breaks or stops working on certain platforms like Gmail

Most mentioned

Useful for managing repetitive responses
Desire for improved organization of replies (alphabetizing or grouping)
Need to have better handle on storage limitation
Request for HTML editor for better text formatting
The right click context menu feature issues

Recent reviews

I remember using this extension at my previous job, the job that I despised. However this little browser extension certainly made my workflow better and made me hate my old job a little less!

Christian Alvarez, 2024-06-12

I have been using Canned Replies for quite a long time and it makes my work life easier.Thank you and I am looking forward to the new updates. ^^

fatma betul cetin, 2024-04-16

All my saved replies have vanished over the weekend and now I can't save any new ones.

Anthony Jackson, 2023-12-11

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Safety

Risk impact

Canned Replies is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Canned Replies if you trust the publisher.