# Gmail (Pin Tab)

> Switch to Gmail (Pin Tab) with a single click or a Hot Key (Alt+2)! Additionally, this add-on will also display indications about new emails.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/gmail-pin-tab](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gmail-pin-tab)

## Overview

- **ID:** `gmail-pin-tab`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Senthil Ponnusamy
- **Category:** social-communication,other
- **Daily users:** 54
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Rating:** 3.67 / 5 (3 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2018-02-09
- **Size:** 72 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/gmail-pin-tab/)
- **Website:** [http://www.senthilprabu.in](http://www.senthilprabu.in/)

## Description

Gmail (Pin Tab) is a Firefox add-on that allows you to switch to Gmail with a single click or a Hot Key. It provides indications about new emails and utilizes Pinned Tabs for easy access across multiple devices and platforms.

## Rankings

- #15,497 — Overall
- #36 — gmail
- #127 — hotmail
- #127 — mail
- #180 — email

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://*.mail.google.com/*`
- `storage`
- `tabs`

### Content script matches

- `mail.google.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

> Some risk analysis details are omitted from this free response. [Upgrade to view the full analysis](https://chrome-stats.com/pricing).

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Pinned GMail](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinned-gmail) — 5,497 users, 4.40 / 5
- [Google Voice (Pin Tab)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-voice-pin-tab) — 301 users, 4.00 / 5
- [Pinned Gmail Switcher](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinned-gmail-switcher) — 1 users
- [Google Calendar (Pin Tab)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-calendar-pin-tab) — 287 users, 4.31 / 5
- [Google Keep (Pin Tab)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-keep-pin-tab) — 161 users, 4.27 / 5
- [Facebook Messenger (Pin Tab)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/facebook-messenger-pin-tab) — 112 users, 4.80 / 5
- [Pinterest (Pin Tab)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pinterest-pin-tab) — 41 users
- [Google News (Pin Tab)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/google-news-pin-tab) — 51 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Launch Gmail](https://chrome-stats.com/d/launch-gmail) — 463 users, 4.43 / 5
- [GMail New Tab Button](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gmail-new-tab-button) — 44 users
- [Facebook (Pin Tab)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/facebook-pin-tab) — 21 users
- [Flickr (Pin Tab)](https://chrome-stats.com/d/flickr-pin-tab)

---

Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/gmail-pin-tab)