Simplify Gmail

Brings the simplicity of Google Inbox to Gmail.

5.0•2 reviews•

13 followers

Brings the simplicity of Google Inbox to Gmail.

5.0•2 reviews•

13 followers

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Simplify was made by me, Michael Leggett. I was Gmail's lead designer from 2008 to 2012 and co-founded Google Inbox. I've been writing Chrome extensions for years to simplify the apps I use but have only ever shared them with friends. With the unfortunate demise of Google Inbox, I wanted to offer a more simplified Gmail experience to everyone.

Launch tags:Chrome Extensions•Email•Productivity

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Decky

I couldn't figure out how to use the advertised dark mode. Or did I get something wrong there?

Pros:

It sits just between Gmail and Inbox. Perfect mix of Labels (missed them in Inbox) and the clarity of Inbox.

Cons:

I don't really like the fading of the tabs. But that's very minor.

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7yr ago

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The dark mode is just Gmail's dark theme (Settings gear > Themes > Dark theme)

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7yr ago

Love it! But it stopped working for me this morning on Chrome. I had it installed for multiple profiles and none are working. Tried reinstalling etc. I'm wondering if gmail made and update that broke the extension. Anyone else having an issue?

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7yr ago

Great for big bulk deletions and voice to text composition. But where are instructions for creating custom search criteria?

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6yr ago

Nice work @leggett I was a huge Inbox fan -- props to you and the team for making a sweet product As far as this extension goes, it definitely cleans up the UI - my only issue is with the add-ons toolbar... it only seems to support keep, tasks, and calendar. I use the Slack/Gmail add-on to push emails to slack but it goes away if I install this. I am probably going to use the Reflektive add-on soon as well and that might introduce more issues. Overall, great job and extra kudos for publishing the source code on github!

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7yr ago

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@mike_solomon It shouldn't go away! I support the official add-ons (like Slack). Refresh Gmail and let me know if it is still happening. Please email me at hi.simplify@gmail.com if it isn't working still.

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7yr ago

Dabble me

Love this. Nice work, @leggett! It just barely clashes with the Copper CRM extension (and I imagine same will happen with things like Streak) where the activate button appears next to the Settings/Search icons and has some placement weirdness with the extension activated. That said, it's definitely worth still using it. Just thought I'd call it out in case it's an easy fix.

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7yr ago

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@parterburn Sadly it isn't. Copper injects it's html in a different way than standard add-ons so I'd have to do something to support it. Supporting other 3rd party extensions is on my list but not high on my list. Tracking here: https://github.com/leggett/simpl...

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7yr ago

GMass

Nice! I'm a Gmail extension developer myself. In fact, one of our mutual users who installed your extension this morning reported to me a conflict between our extensions -- and it's my fault actually, so I have a CSS fix I need to go make.

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7yr ago

Really nice. I love it, but where is version for Safari? ;-)

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7yr ago

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