Ugly Email

Get Back Your Email Privacy, Block Email Tracking.

What is Ugly Email?

'Ugly Email' is an open-source Gmail extension for protecting email privacy. It effectively scans and identifies emails that contain tracking pixels within your inbox. Tracked emails are flagged with an eyeball icon whereas the tracking pixel gets blocked. All data is securely stored locally, ensuring absolute privacy.

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By: https://uglyemail.com

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Users: 80,000+

Rating: 3.66 (350)

Version: 4.1.2 (Last updated: 2024-03-07)

Creation date: 2018-07-07

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

webRequest
webRequestBlocking
https://mail.google.com/*
*://*.googleusercontent.com/proxy/*

Size: 348.16K

Email: su*****@uglyemail.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

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Chrome-Stats Rank

# 2982 ▼ 29

Other rankings

#6643 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 24

#11 in mail keyword 53

#15 in email keyword 67

#71 in tracking keyword 51 ▼ 21

#160 in store keyword 77 ▼ 1

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Summary

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The #1 downloaded Gmail extension for blocking read receipts and other email tracking pixels.

Ugly Email is an open-source Gmail extension for identifying and blocking email trackers.

Ugly Email scans through your inbox and looks for emails containing tracking pixels. Tracked emails are labeled with an eyeball icon, and the tracking pixel is blocked.

All of the Ugly Email data is stored on your browser's IndexDB storage locally. We do not track, transfer, or store any of your information.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Works flawlessly after the update
Helps identify and block tracking pixels in emails
Provides a sense of security and privacy for email users

Cons

Breaks Gmail for some users
Causes #2014 error in Gmail
Doesn't work in MS Edge Chromium based browser

Most mentioned

Causes #2014 error in Gmail
Breaks Gmail
Extension needs to be updated
Stopped working after recent Chrome updates

Recent reviews

Rithik Rai, 2024-03-22

Fantastic plugin, better than the others! Edit: Latest version fixed issues, thanks again!

0, 2023-07-28

Breaks Gmail Update: Thanks for fixing the extension!

Vladimir Baev, 2024-03-07

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Safety

Risk impact

Ugly Email 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 Ugly Email if you trust the publisher.