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Add notes to email threads in Gmail and Inbox.
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- Store Notes in YOUR OWN Google Drive
- 100% Free and Open Source
- Add Note to Calendar
- Show Note Abstract in Email Summary Page
- Support Chrome, Firefox and Edge (with notes synced)
- Support Multiple Gmail Accounts in Same Browser
- Support Sharing to Mobile Devices (https://www.simplemobilecrm.com)
- Show Notes During Email Printing
- No Need for Gmail Access Authorization
** How to Use **
https://bart.solutions/how-to-use-simple-gmail-notes/
** FAQ **
https://bart.solutions/simple-gmail-notes-faq/
** About Advertisements **
For free users, advertisements will occasionally show up in the sidebar of email pages. The advertisements will be displayed for a total of 3 times every 5 days. It's always a fixed advertisement for our internal product, without any tracking. Subscribers could remove the advertisements.
** Paid Features **
- Customer support within 1 business day
- Hide logo
- Autohide text area when the note is empty
- Settings import and export
- Set up custom Google Drive folder name
- Remove advertisements
(https://bart.solutions/simple-gmail-notes-support-package/)
** How to View the Notes in Mobile Device (Android, iPhone and iPad) **
Please use Simple Mobile CRM for viewing notes in mobile devices. (https://www.simplemobilecrm.com/)
** About Edge Browser **
Some Edge users have reported crash on login. If you have experienced the same, please install the extension in Edge Addons Store instead.
** Version History **
== 2.9.12.5 (2025-06-27) ==
- Issue fix and performance update
== 2.9.12.1 (2025-06-22) ==
- Fixed critical issues on Chrome Beta (Chrome 138)
== 2.9.11.12 (2025-05-22) ==
- Fixed misc issues
- Support CRM labels
== 2.9.10.8 (2025-04-07) ==
- Fixed issues with rich text encoding
- Fixed issues with subscription verification
- Show CRM attachment preview in abstract tooltip
== 2.9.9.10 (2025-02-27) ==
- Fix issue of abstract length
== 2.9.9.9 (2025-02-16) ==
- Further optimization
- CRM team members can see the notes of each other in the email list page (need permission setup)
== 2.9.8.0 (2025-01-09) ==
- Added an option to disable abstract hover bubbles
- Performance optimization
== 2.9.7.3 (2024-12-09) ==
- Added an option to disable member selection prompt when typing '@'
- Fixed issue of disabling certain Gmail accounts
== 2.9.6.19 (2024-11-18) ==
- Enhance abstracts display
- Mouse over abstract to see full note and CRM comments
== 2.9.5.7 (2024-10-01) ==
- Fix abstract note color and misc issues
== 2.9.4.10 (2024-09-09) ==
- Added 'mark done' in SGN toolbar
- Misc bug fixes
== 2.9.3.1 (2024-07-21) ==
- Fix issues related to note writing in Gmail with preview pane
== 2.9.2.7 (2024-07-10) ==
- If the note contains Google Drive shared URL, a preview will be shown
- Auto save as user types
== 2.9.1.2 (2024-06-01) ==
- Further fix issues related to manifest v2 migration
== 2.9.0.3 (2024-05-6) ==
- Fix issue of repetitive installation message
== 2.9.0.1 (2024-5-1) ==
- Migrate to web extension manifest v3 (https://developer.chrome.com/blog/resuming-the-transition-to-mv3)
== 2.8.30.1 (2024-4-16) ==
- Misc bugs fixed
- Warning: next version will upgrade to manifest v3, users are advised to store the preferences first (via screen capture or option feature)
== 2.8.29.1 (2024-3-4) ==
- Fixed remaining issues related new Gmail security policy
== 2.8.27.1 (2024-2-17) ==
- Fixed issue with delegated Gmail account
== 2.8.27.0 (2024-2-16) ==
- Fixed issue related to new Gmail measure of trusted types compliance (https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2024/01/extending-trusted-types-to-gmail.html)
== 2.8.26.0 (2024-1-23) ==
- Misc bug fixes
== 2.8.25.3 (2023-12-19) ==
- Added CRM prompt under SGN text area
- Users can show / hide CRM prompt in SGN preferences page
- Users can show / hide CRM sidebar in SGN preferences page
- Misc bug fixes
== 2.8.24.2 (2023-11-19) ==
- Fix issue of SGN display due to Gmail UI change, again.
== 2.8.24.1 (2023-11-11) ==
- Fix issue of SGN display for Gmail with note position of 'bottom'
== 2.8.24.0 (2023-10-31) ==
- Fix issue of SGN display for Gmail with split pane enabled
== 2.8.23.2 (2023-09-30) ==
- Supports automatic polling of SGN notes in CRM mobile app
- Supports delegated Gmail user with CRM
- Fixed misc bugs of SGN
== 2.8.22.0 (2023-08-03) ==
- Fix issue for delegated Gmail user
== 2.8.21.0 (2023-07-07) ==
- Fix issue of inbox abstract display
== 2.8.20.2 (2023-04-27) ==
- Add option in preferences page to strip HTML (useful when revert from richtext editor)
- Share to CRM uses long abstract now
== 2.8.19.1 (2023-04-05) ==
- Updated checking of CRM availability
- New option in preferences page to disable CRM
== 2.8.18.0 (2023-03-06) ==
- fix issue of '500 Backend Error'
== 2.8.17.1 (2023-01-02) ==
- fix issue of note time display
- Search result screen shows links now
== 2.8.16.2 (2022-11-19) ==
- Further patch for Google Drive API issue
- Fix problem of note deletion
== 2.8.15.2 (2022-11-10) ==
- Upgrade Google Drive API
== 2.8.13.0 (2022-11-5) ==
- Fix issues of abstract display
== 2.8.12.2 (2022-10-13) ==
- Urgent fix for Gmail UI change
== 2.8.11.0 ==
- Added extra log for query error checking
== 2.8.9.0 ==
- Fix issues that some users could not load the extension
== 2.8.8.1 ==
- Fix issues related to note printing
- Upgrade dependent libraries for better security
== 2.8.7.0 ==
- convert email to todo via CRM sidebar
- minor bug fixes
== 2.8.5.2 ==
- Show more search results
- Allow auto load of note template (subscriber option)
- Fix issues of subscription checking (some subscribers may need to re-activate subscription in the preferences page)
== 2.8.4.5 ==
- Show search button at the home page (can disable in preferences page)
- Custom font color for each note (subscriber option)
- Fix minor issues
== 2.8.3.9 ==
- Reduce memory profile
- Fix issues related to note abstract
- Fix issues related to note search
- Allows more colors in color picker (Subscriber Option)
== 2.8.2.7 ==
- CRM: Allow share of single email to team
== 2.8.1.3 (2021-09-21) ==
- Support custom SGN folder name (subscriber option)
- CRM sidebar enhancement
== 2.8.0.5 (2021-08-09) ==
- Support import and export of settings (subscriber option)
== 2.7.6.1 (2021-07-11) ==
- Reduce required permissions
- Fix login issue on edge
- Added option for always using popup for login
== 2.7.5.11 (2021-04-30) ==
- Faster note appearance in auto hide mode
- Responsive width for sidebar display (user could manually select in options)
- Fixed issues related to note deletion
- Increased max note font size to 32px
== 2.7.4.3 (2021-03-29) ==
- Added option of auto-hide text area for empty notes (subscriber only)
- Added option to set up font size for printing
- Fixed issue of text area auto-collapse
== 2.7.0.3 (2021-01-09) ==
- Release a more stable version for Gmail UI adaption
== 2.7.0.3 (2020-12-09) ==
- Urgent fix due to Gmail UI change
== 2.6.0.1 (2020-10-15) ==
- Enhancement for SGN stability
- Update CRM opener location (after logged into CRM)
== 2.5.2.4 (2020-08-05) ==
- Fixed alternate login URL for Chrome and Firefox
- Added customer portal URL for subscription review in preferences page
== 2.5.1.0 (2020-07-14) ==
- Added 'bold' option for notes
- Added option to disable warning of '40 network requrests'
== 2.5.0.0 (2020-06-17) ==
- Added multiple comments for emails (need CRM login)
== 2.4.0.3 (2020-05-12) ==
- Fix login problem from Chrome OS 81
== 2.2.1.17 (2019-12-21) ==
- Fix email print problem
- Fix popup menu problem
== 2.2.4.0 (2020-03-30)==
- CRM related enhancements
== 2.2.2.2 (2020-02-12) ==
- Fix issue for page with preview pane (Gmail UI change)
== 2.2.1.14 (2019-11-28) ==
- Fix for Gmail UI change (for delegated email)
== 2.2.1.13 (2019-11-27) ==
- Fix for Gmail UI change
== 2.2.1.12 ==
- Urgent fix for 40 network requests error
== 2.2.1.1 ==
- Allow note printing
== 2.2.0.9 ==
- Urgent fix for Gmail UI change (again)
- Shrink CRM Permission
== 2.1.4.3 ==
- Urgent fix for Gmail UI change
== 2.1.1.1 ==
- Fix bug of abstract display when conversation mode is disabled
== 2.0.2.1 ==
- Optionally disable some Gmail accounts
- Show saving status
== 2.0.1.3 ==
- Fix Goolge Inbox related bug
- Can show CRM project detail on Gmail desktop page
== 2.0.0.11 ==
- Integration with Simple Mobile CRM (sync notes with mobile devices)
== 1.3.0.0 ==
- Support new Gmail UI (beta)
== 1.2.1.0 ==
- Better Note Search Page
- Memory Optimization
- Misc Bug Fixes
== 1.2.0.0 ==
- support rich text editor
- allow alternate folder name
== 1.1.2.0 ==
- show Google Drive side error
- tried to fix problem of text area disappear
== 1.1.0.0 ==
- show more detailed login error
- fixed text area jumping problem
- fixed performance issue of data fetch
== 1.0.0.8 ==
- fixed problem with Google Inbox
== 1.0.0.5 ==
- SUPPORT Google Inbox
- Removed all extra permissions
- Fix problem of note jumping in side bar display
== 0.9.1 ==
- Bug fix for abstract display of search result
== 0.9.0.4 ==
- Bug fix for abstract display of emails with special characters
== 0.9.0 ==
- Able to set color to individual notes
- Increased max height for textarea
- User could select the Google Drive to connect during each login
- Fixed bugs regarding to split view
Latest reviews
- (2025-07-09) S. C: Hi, I have always loved and used this app. Unfortunately, fof some time now, everytime I click onto an email page (I have four), a largish white box appears with a blue header pops up, telling me about the app....not something I used to have. It has now become beyond irritating and I do not know where to report it or what to do to eliminate it.
- (2025-07-07) J.E. Carter: Exactly as promised. Excellent feature. Simple and easy to set up and use. Thank you!
- (2025-06-22) Joan White: Decent app but it constantly hits you up to purchase it. I might delete it just for that reason.
- (2025-06-19) Kenneth Heikkila: A week ago I might have given five stars, but it quit working a few days ago. I did something to bring it back before I got a reply from the help email. Now it's off again, I can't remember what I did and I can't find the email. I have done exactly what Walty Yeung suggested. Still no help. I certainly am NOT going to pay for support! The add-on should work on a fully updated system, Windows 11 and Vivaldi both without support. BTW many of the Bart Solutions web pages don't seem to function correctly. I can only see the opening page with no way to scroll down to see relevant information.
- (2025-06-13) Actief in Tsjechie: Great addon.
- (2025-06-08) someone somewhere: This works really well. I use it with Simplehuman for Gmail and this has super powered my Gmail and I don't have to use Superhuman anymore and I'm now saving $30 each month
- (2025-05-31) Lif Strand: How could anybody not love this incredibly useful little extension? Definitely worth subscribing to the support package - not because I think people will need support but because bart.solutions deserves the $.
- (2025-05-30) Chris Sayers: SGN has been awesome to use with my business which allows me to keep all the details for each opportunity in one place! Setting up the template and customizing with a color makes it so much more personal to use. The monthly (or so) updates always have nice improvements. This is a great tool and I highly recommend giving it a try if you like to be organized.
- (2025-05-25) Justin Wolfe: One of the best products I have seen so far
- (2025-05-20) John Halas: Very useful! Pretty much saves me from duplicating my gmail messages in a google sheet.
- (2025-04-30) JudoChop33: Don't know what we would do without this app. It is a must for our business..
- (2025-04-22) Jeremy Nyberg: App is great on the website, but you have to pay a $4.99/mo subscription to a 3rd party app in order to view notes in the official Gmail mobile app. That really sucks.
- (2025-04-10) Valerie Kyriakopoulos: A must have for my Gmail. Helps so much with organization and being able to add information for each email. Can't do without it.
- (2025-04-07) Sofia Kesterton: I’ve been using this extension for almost 5 years now and honestly, there’s nothing else like it. I’ve tried literally every other app and tool out there, but this is the only one that lets me keep a running history on the actual emails in my inbox. It solves a super specific need that nothing else does, and it just works. Can’t live without it.
- (2025-03-18) Trishla Jain: sooooo helpful!!
- (2025-02-28) Patricia Raquel Aquino Martinez: Its been so amazing working with gmail notes, make organize better your inbox
- (2025-02-20) Lori Patrick: Extremely useful extension. Using it daily !!
- (2024-12-05) Adina Smith: I've been a longtime user of this extension, which I use all the time and have found to be super useful. But the developer is trying to pressure users into a paid subscription just to receive support for this otherwise 'free' extension. So now I open an email to randomly find intrusive ads covering half of the email body (NOT as described above) leaving me unable to read my email several times a week, and free or not that is just ridiculous!
- (2024-12-05) Adina Smith: I've been a longtime user of this extension, which I use all the time and have found to be super useful. But the developer is trying to pressure users into a paid subscription just to receive support for this otherwise 'free' extension. So now I open an email to randomly find intrusive ads covering half of the email body (NOT as described above) leaving me unable to read my email several times a week, and free or not that is just ridiculous!
- (2024-12-04) Tony Malek: This is a very handy extention indeed! Love it
- (2024-11-22) Monroe Claycomb: This extension is fantastic and feels like a feature Gmail should offer by default. It’s incredibly convenient to add simple notes to the top of email threads. While other extensions offer similar functionality, this one stands out because it allows you to view your notes directly from the inbox view as well, albeit truncated if they are long.
- (2024-11-08) Alex Harvey: Google customer service is available 24/7 through live chat or phone at +866-409-9289. For quick help, access the gmail or website to start a chat session or call 866-409-9289.
- (2024-11-07) Rob: It crash-blocks Gmail. It used to work fine but now I cannot even click anywhere on a Gmail page. Unresponsive.
- (2024-11-06) Aniruddha Humane: Keep getting token errors even after revoking it manually. Don't understand what happened
- (2024-09-16) Damian S: Great extension!
- (2024-09-16) Damian S: Great extension!
- (2024-09-13) Rachel Battenfield: Really like the concept, would love more formatting options (bold, italics, etc). Would also like to be able to add hyperlinks to text. A great start!
- (2024-09-13) しゅうかく: 完了(Done)を示すチェックマークを付けられるようになり、メモとして書いておいた「やること」を終えたという記録が簡単になりました。メモの一覧・検索画面でも完了したことがひと目で分かるので、作業が捗ります。
- (2024-09-12) InterpretersNet Team: Buggy- Im regretting this already. Please fix the bugs and glitches Better support is needed.
- (2024-09-11) Alex Tiberi: This is exactly what I was looking for, a simple and free app that allows me to leave notes in individual email threads - all free and without getting harassed to upgrade.
- (2024-07-09) staff officer mining khadia project: there r good extension and then there are great extension. this is just AMAZING
- (2024-06-30) Donald Radina: Great application. I use it to keep track of online purchases and shipping dates.
- (2024-06-13) Dan Sullivan: I use this to put in URLs to the task management tools I use (Monday.com and workflowy.com) - this way when I get an email reply to a task I manage somewhere else, I can go immediately to the exact right place. Time saver and headache preventer.
- (2024-06-02) Helen Lyons: Flexible, dependable, and easy to use. I add date and topic and use background color to identify priority. Easily searchable!
- (2024-06-02) Helen Lyons: Flexible, dependable, and easy to use. I add date and topic and use background color to identify priority. Easily searchable!
- (2024-05-13) James Fisher: Brilliant addon - one of those addons that you can't live without once you have it and makes you wonder why it isn't a feature of Gmail.
- (2024-05-13) James Fisher: Brilliant addon - one of those addons that you can't live without once you have it and makes you wonder why it isn't a feature of Gmail.
- (2024-05-07) otwo yang: if this thing no-stop show notice (everytime I open gmail), next time I will give 1 star.
- (2024-05-06) Compras Libreria Nacional SAS (COTIZACIONES): ES PERFECTO
- (2024-04-30) Cobus du Plessis: Excellent add-on. Very helpful.
- (2024-04-30) Cobus du Plessis: Excellent add-on. Very helpful.
- (2024-04-08) Su Fenner: This is an add-on in the best sense: no nonsense - but very pragmatic. It does what it should do. Reliable, secure, fast. I love that I can annotate an email with exactly the note that I need for this exact email. Most of the times it is a little hint for "saved for later" emails, what needs to be done, what should have happened when the email pops up again. Love this little gem of an add on!
- (2024-04-08) Su Fenner: This is an add-on in the best sense: no nonsense - but very pragmatic. It does what it should do. Reliable, secure, fast. I love that I can annotate an email with exactly the note that I need for this exact email. Most of the times it is a little hint for "saved for later" emails, what needs to be done, what should have happened when the email pops up again. Love this little gem of an add on!
- (2024-04-01) Helena Bond: This is an absolutely brilliant little app! Now my notes on issues in progress are right there with the email.
- (2024-03-28) Ken Lewis: a great way for an assistant to summarize email and note action items. An indispensable tool for us. Developer is very responsive for fixes.
- (2024-03-28) Ken Lewis: a great way for an assistant to summarize email and note action items. An indispensable tool for us. Developer is very responsive for fixes.
- (2024-03-12) Ashton: Simple. Fuctional. Perfect.
- (2024-03-12) Ashton: Simple. Fuctional. Perfect.
- (2024-03-09) ilyse kazar: This extension solves so many problems. Make notes to indicate your next task, to summarize the status of a long involved email conversation, and for me the best advantage is to remind yourself on the day an email pops back into your Inbox as to why you Snoozed it. For example, progress is on hold until someone else completes the next step -- make a note about that using SGN and then use the Gmail Snooze feature to take it out of your Inbox until the date you wish to check on the status of things again. Useful options and features, really good job. Totally worth paying the modest annual cost to support this extension. Contrary to some of the negative reviews I've read here, I find the developer to be a reliable communicator when changes made by Google to the API affect the functioning of the extension -- it seems some people just don't read their emails. And the fix is made very quickly. Any time I've had to write to the developer with a question or problem, I get a reasonably prompt and informative response.
- (2024-03-09) ilyse kazar: This extension solves so many problems. Make notes to indicate your next task, to summarize the status of a long involved email conversation, and for me the best advantage is to remind yourself on the day an email pops back into your Inbox as to why you Snoozed it. For example, progress is on hold until someone else completes the next step -- make a note about that using SGN and then use the Gmail Snooze feature to take it out of your Inbox until the date you wish to check on the status of things again. Useful options and features, really good job. Totally worth paying the modest annual cost to support this extension. Contrary to some of the negative reviews I've read here, I find the developer to be a reliable communicator when changes made by Google to the API affect the functioning of the extension -- it seems some people just don't read their emails. And the fix is made very quickly. Any time I've had to write to the developer with a question or problem, I get a reasonably prompt and informative response.