# Google Mail Checker

> Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/mail-checker-for-gmail](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mail-checker-for-gmail)

## Overview

- **ID:** `mail-checker-for-gmail`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** CirnoT
- **Category:** social-communication,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 141
- **Weekly downloads:** 12
- **Version:** 5.1.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-10
- **First published:** 2025-08-07
- **Size:** 46 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-09
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/mail-checker-for-gmail/)

## Description

Adds icon to your toolbar showing amount of unread messages. Will navigate to new Google Mail tab upon clicking.

This is direct fork of <a href="https://prod.outgoing.prod.webservices.mozgcp.net/v1/1cbfd5a3ef889649b62f5ac29708977530dac41ed3f31208de1e1409fcc52c14/https%3A//chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-mail-checker/mihcahmgecmbnbcchbopgniflfhgnkff" rel="nofollow">Chrome extension</a> with same name.

## Rankings

- #9,805 — Overall
- #296 — Alerts & Updates
- #27 — mail
- #37 — checker
- #90 — hotmail
- #107 — inbox

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `alarms`
- `tabs`
- `webNavigation`

### Host permissions

- `*://*.google.com/`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate 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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/mail-checker-for-gmail)