Toolbar Colors and Labels for Gmail™

How to install Open in Chrome Web Store

CRX ID

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Description from extension meta

Enhances your Gmail toolbar by adding colors and labels. A few other enhancements come with it as well!

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Description from store

Adds two features to the Gmail toolbar.

1) Color to action icons (Archive, Spam, ...).
2) Text labels alongside the icons.

This extension is only available in English for the moment and only in light mode.

Latest reviews

Brian Trease 2025-10-02: Nice app! It does indeed work in Chrome. Would love to see option to hide labels. And looking forward to dark mode colors.
Adam Brandeis 2018-09-08: No longer works in new gmail release. Used to be great. Now it's dead. Do not install unless history version is updated. Last developer update Version 1.2 Updated June 15, 2013
Adam Brandeis 2018-09-08: No longer works in new gmail release. Used to be great. Now it's dead. Do not install unless history version is updated. Last developer update Version 1.2 Updated June 15, 2013
Erick Wicks 2018-08-12: It does not work.
Erick Wicks 2018-08-12: It does not work.
Jiří Sedláček 2016-08-31: Indispensable and much better than Color Icons for Gmail.
Jiří Sedláček 2016-08-31: Indispensable and much better than Color Icons for Gmail.
Matt Hudgens-Haney 2016-05-24: This is great. Like others have said, Google should make these changes standard. The colors are a bit more subdued than in the picture, but they blend well with the rest of the Gmail interface. They GREATLY improve functionality while remaining subtle, like they're supposed to be there.
Matt Hudgens-Haney 2016-05-24: This is great. Like others have said, Google should make these changes standard. The colors are a bit more subdued than in the picture, but they blend well with the rest of the Gmail interface. They GREATLY improve functionality while remaining subtle, like they're supposed to be there.
Kate Quinn 2015-02-20: sounds great but doesn't work anymore, all reviews are from over 2 + years ago
Kate Quinn 2015-02-20: sounds great but doesn't work anymore, all reviews are from over 2 + years ago
Ezequiel francisco ribeiro 2013-12-13: é um otimo apricativo
Heather Fletcher (Miss Heather) 2012-12-23: Works great! Thanks.
Heather Fletcher (Miss Heather) 2012-12-23: Works great! Thanks.
Emmanuel Diserbeau 2012-10-09: Great work ! It enhances GMail UI.
Emmanuel Diserbeau 2012-10-09: Great work ! It enhances GMail UI.
Shane Lear 2012-09-29: Google should make these UI changes to all of Gmail because it makes everything easier to read and well, prettier. I especially like that the button functions are spelled out next to the icons. GREAT extension!
Shane Lear 2012-09-29: Google should make these UI changes to all of Gmail because it makes everything easier to read and well, prettier. I especially like that the button functions are spelled out next to the icons. GREAT extension!
Taras Kushnerov 2012-09-28: К цветным иконкам быстро привыкаешь, их лучше видно, чем монохромные.

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