# Simplify Gmail

> Your time and attention matter -- Simplify Gmail enhances Gmail to boost productivity, strengthen privacy, and reduce stress. From the co-founder of Google Inbox.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/simplifygmail?hl=ja](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simplifygmail?hl=ja)

## Overview

- **ID:** `simplifygmail`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Michael Leggett
- **Category:** appearance,social-communication
- **Daily users:** 836
- **Weekly downloads:** 17
- **Rating:** 4.64 / 5 (140 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.4.9
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-10
- **First published:** 2019-04-28
- **Size:** 9.71 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplifygmail/)
- **Website:** [https://simpl.fyi/support](https://simpl.fyi/support)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplifygmail/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/simplifygmail/privacy/)

## Description

Simplify Gmail is a powerful browser extension created by Michael Leggett, the co-founder of Google Inbox, designed to supercharge your Gmail experience on desktop. It enhances productivity by streamlining and customizing Gmail's interface with hundreds of improvements, allows you to group conversations into bundles, save searches for quick access, and pause your inbox to minimize distractions.

This extension prioritizes privacy by blocking over 250 email trackers, requires no full email access, and ensures all code runs locally without sending or storing any personal data. Additional features include keyboard shortcuts for faster navigation, dark mode support, auto CC/BCC options, and personalized inbox zero backgrounds. After a free one-month trial, a paid plan is required, with full support and continuous updates to handle the complex Gmail ecosystem.

## Rankings

- #3,697 — Overall
- #7 — gmail
- #19 — lift
- #24 — hotmail
- #40 — inbox
- #42 — mail

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess`

### Host permissions

- `https://mail.google.com/*`
- `https://*.googleusercontent.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `mail.google.com`

## Safety

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

### Analysis details

- Request access to the following domains: google.com, googleusercontent.com
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users consistently praise Simplify Gmail for transforming Gmail into a cleaner, more capable interface. The core advantages highlighted across reviews are a significantly improved UI/UX, powerful bundles for organizing messages, and a measurable productivity boost. Many consider it worth the price and value the ongoing refinements and responsive support from the developer. While a few note that it remains a web app rather than a full standalone client, and some mention the paid features and pricing, the overall sentiment is strongly positive.

### Pros

- Nicer, more usable Gmail UI/UX
- Bundles for organizing emails and workflows
- Inbox stays organized while keeping emails accessible
- Productivity boost and a more pleasant email experience
- Responsive development and ongoing refinements

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/simplifygmail?hl=ja)