Simplify Gmail

Make Gmail simpler, more capable, and more respectful

Simplify Gmail: Streamlined Email Experience

"Simplify Gmail" is a Chrome extension crafted to transform your Gmail into a decluttered, privacy-focused, and productivity-enhancing inbox. It features redesigned layouts with customization options, introduces smart bundles for organizing emails, and provides quick access to saved searches. It helps achieve deep concentration with an inbox pause feature, blocks over 250 email trackers for privacy, and offers a suite of intuitive keyboard shortcuts. Additionally, it includes a dark mode, options for grouping emails by date, and various unique touches like special backgrounds for reaching inbox zero. After a free month trial, a subscription is required, emphasizing a commitment to security and privacy without collecting or storing users data.

Extension stats

Manifest V3
Users: 30,000+
Version: 3.1.30 (Last updated: 2025-01-04)
Creation date: 2020-06-26
Permissions:
  • storage
  • declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess
Host permissions:
  • https://mail.google.com/*
  • https://*.googleusercontent.com/proxy/*
Size: 10.05M
Full description: See detailed description

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User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Improves Gmail's user interface significantly
  • Customizable features that enhance productivity
  • Restores features from Google Inbox that many users miss
  • Excellent support from the developer, with frequent updates and responsiveness to user feedback
  • User-friendly design that helps in organizing and decluttering the inbox
Cons
  • Lack of a comprehensive Getting Started guide for new users
  • Some features, such as the snooze function, may lack flexibility and clarity for users
  • Transitioning from Gmail to Simplify can be confusing without proper documentation
  • Misalignment of personal settings when uninstalling the extension can be frustrating
  • Subscription cost may be a concern for some users
Most mentioned
  • The need for better guidance on using features like snooze
  • Compliments on the UI and customization capabilities
  • Restoration of Google Inbox features
  • Responsive developer and regular updates
  • General satisfaction with the decluttered experience
User reviews
Just started using it. So far, trying to adapt it to my flow and learning how to improve it based on the extension proposal. It would be nice to have a better understanding on the "Snooze" feature. I was a user of Mailbox app (first time I tried to get inbox zero) and Inbox by Gmail (2nd approach). Since then, I am struggling to manage what it needs attention now from the rest and the garbage. I find that Gmail's heritage from these apps is not enough. As far as I know I cannot decide how much time I want "another day" or "later this week". I usually have to spend time selecting a specific date in "custom". We would love to have some more open snoozing options in order to combine them with label grouping, saved searches, etc. Does it make sense to integrate Reminders with Google Tasks? I would rather avoid to have "another" todo list.

Developer seems brilliant, but there is no Getting Started guide. There's a YouTube video on Bundles and specific features, but that's about it. If you're moving from Gmail to Simplify, you may be completely lost in how to transform your inbox. I recommend the developer created a Comprehensive Getting Started Guide to transform your inbox. Currently, my inbox hasn't changed much at all.
by Victor Dweck, 2025-03-02

I just starting using workspace and I really did not get much of a chance to test simplify and now the trial is expired. How can I get an extension on the software to test it further before purchasing ? How do I get in touch with the developer Robert
by Robert Lichtenstein, 2025-01-24
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Simplify Gmail requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

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Simplify Gmail has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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