Reference.Email

Reference.Email gives your emails a URL that all recipients can use to find that specific message.

Reference.Email - Give your emails a URL for easy reference

Reference.Email is a Chrome extension that adds a button to Gmail messages' context menu, allowing users to generate a unique search URL for each email. This URL can be shared with recipients, giving them a breadcrumb to easily find and reference the specific message.
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Extension stats

Users: 75
-2
Rating: 5.00
(1)
Version: 2.1.0 (Last updated: 2024-12-07)
Creation date: 2021-10-02
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
  • scripting
  • identity
Host permissions:
  • https://mail.google.com/*
  • https://mail.google.com/
Size: 1.02M

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Not available on Firefox
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

This extension adds a button in your Gmail messages' context menu to generate a search URL unique to this message and copy it to your clipboard. You can paste this link anywhere and give other recipients a breadcrumb to reference that specific email by.

How? Using the "rfc822msgid" that each email has in its metadata. The Reference.Email link auto-searches for this value and surfaces the one message that matches.

(Note: This is Gmail specific, right now.)

View our "privacy policy" at dnbr.to/privacy.

(Hint, we don't use/store/transmit any private info.)

User reviews

It's almost impossible to find a solution that allows for linking people to previous conversations in email that doesn't require a bunch of screenshots or email conversation attachments. This extension allows you to easily connect anyone to a previous conversation to get them up to speed without any clunky attachments. It works across different mail clients as well, so there's no issues with sharing with different parties. Everyone should be using this!
by Matthew Griffin, 2024-11-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Reference.Email requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

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