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Inbox When Ready for Gmail™

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Status
  • Extension status: Featured
  • Live on Store
Description from extension meta

Protect your focus... spend less time on your email.

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Inbox When Ready for Gmail™
Description from store

This Chrome extension will help you check your inbox with reasonable frequency, batch process your email on a regular schedule and minimise the total time you spend in your inbox.

If you're a good fit, you'll reclaim about an hour from your inbox every week.

### How it works

Inbox When Ready makes some changes to the Gmail interface to help you cultivate a better email workflow.

- Hide your inbox by default
Search your archives and compose new messages *without getting distracted*. See your inbox only when you deliberately choose to.

- Set an inbox budget
Decide how many times you want to check your inbox and how much total time you want to spend on it. Then, get visual feedback on how you're doing versus your intention.

- Schedule your inbox lockout
Define an inbox lockout schedule so you can focus on deep work and then batch process your mail at optimal moments.

### Free or PRO?

The free edition of Inbox When Ready puts a small message in your email signature. You can upgrade to Inbox When Ready PRO to permanently disable the signature.

All new users enjoy a 14 day free trial of Inbox When Ready PRO.

More information here:
https://inboxwhenready.org/pricing/

### What about my privacy?

The extension requests the minimum browser permissions that are required to make changes to the Gmail web interface.

Inbox When Ready does not require API access to your Gmail account. This makes it much more secure than the vast majority of browser extensions for Gmail, and suitable for use with Google's Advanced Protection Programme.

The full terms and privacy policy is here:
https://inboxwhenready.org/terms-privacy.html

### Support, feature requests and contributions

Please email [email protected].

### How is this different from the Inbox Pause extension?
The main difference: Inbox When Ready hides your entire inbox by default, while Inbox Pause by Boomerang only hides new incoming mail.

Latest reviews

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Nice
Chen Mordechay
AMZING!!!!
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Scott Walker
Wish I had found this about a decade ago!! EXACTLY what I needed - a way to CHOOSE when to look at my inbox, without being baited by that darned little number in parentheses. :-) UPDATE: I just realized that I have been using this tool for over a year now! I recommend it EVERY time I talk about time management with friends and associates! I cannot BELIEVE what a difference it has made in my approach to email. If you're serious about efficiency, install this tool NOW. You can thank me later. :-)
Scott Walker
Wish I had found this about a decade ago!! EXACTLY what I needed - a way to CHOOSE when to look at my inbox, without being baited by that darned little number in parentheses. :-) UPDATE: I just realized that I have been using this tool for over a year now! I recommend it EVERY time I talk about time management with friends and associates! I cannot BELIEVE what a difference it has made in my approach to email. If you're serious about efficiency, install this tool NOW. You can thank me later. :-)
Brendan O'Connor
UPDATE: Is anyone having issues with emails not sending, and needing to refresh and then send again? It's SUPER annoying, and this is the only thing i can identify that may do it. I had to change my 5 star to 3 star for now... -- This is such a beautiful add-on, i love it
Brendan O'Connor
UPDATE: Is anyone having issues with emails not sending, and needing to refresh and then send again? It's SUPER annoying, and this is the only thing i can identify that may do it. I had to change my 5 star to 3 star for now... -- This is such a beautiful add-on, i love it
Scott Lee
Why has it taken me this long to find this app lol. Realize how compulsive/ADHD I am... Glad I found it.
Amin Alaui
Utilidad al máximo!
José Ignacio Cordeu
Its very good. I find the pro version expensive.
Piotr Stryjniak
Stop working - cannot unhide messages.
Mitra Martin
Helps me find Inbox zen
Mitra Martin
Helps me find Inbox zen
Josias RAZAFIMAMONJY
Efficace
Julie DeLong
So useful. Allows me to control the distractions.
Christopher Banks
Works very well if you use you task manager& you don't have to many extensions.
Christopher Banks
Works very well if you use you task manager& you don't have to many extensions.
Barbara Logan
I love this - I still have access if I need it but don't get derailed by seeing something that distracts and diverts my attention.
Barbara Logan
I love this - I still have access if I need it but don't get derailed by seeing something that distracts and diverts my attention.
Andrew Murray
Exactly what I needed. I love how this takes away the clutter and allows you to be more intention while still having access to your inbox. Everyone who uses Gmail, needs this. Works on Google Workspace domains, also. I will review this on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/andrewmurraytv
Andrew Murray
Exactly what I needed. I love how this takes away the clutter and allows you to be more intention while still having access to your inbox. Everyone who uses Gmail, needs this. Works on Google Workspace domains, also. I will review this on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/andrewmurraytv
Jorge Martinez
Love it!
Jorge Martinez
Love it!
Yann Grosjean
Simple, rapide et efficace, j'adore !
Josh Lavine
Excellent
Josh Lavine
Excellent
Anthony Yao
L'essayer c'est l'adopter !!
Jacqueline Pittenger
Love this tool! Cuts way down on compulsive inbox checking. Without interfering with having to get into your email for important things (searching for a message, sending a new one, etc.).
Jacqueline Pittenger
Love this tool! Cuts way down on compulsive inbox checking. Without interfering with having to get into your email for important things (searching for a message, sending a new one, etc.).
Eitan Gersh Kaplawi
Great app!
Eitan Gersh Kaplawi
Great app!
Sarah Silverman
Slows down incessant email checking. Great reminder of just how much I'm looking at email instead of being productive.
Sarah Silverman
Slows down incessant email checking. Great reminder of just how much I'm looking at email instead of being productive.
Bill Larsten
Very helpful - lets me control my email use so it does not distract me from the tasks that matter.
Bill Larsten
Very helpful - lets me control my email use so it does not distract me from the tasks that matter.
Kitch Mensah-Bonsu
Very helpful
Kitch Mensah-Bonsu
Very helpful
Lisa Pelletier
It really does help me keep my focus when I need to open email to either look something up or sent a quick note. Thank you!!
Lisa Pelletier
It really does help me keep my focus when I need to open email to either look something up or sent a quick note. Thank you!!
Julia Paolillo
The best - saves me so much time and mental energy
Seb Robert
Awesome, have used it every day for about 3 years now
Seb Robert
Awesome, have used it every day for about 3 years now
Yves Trocheris
Idéal pour rester focus
Lynn Graham
Fantastic extension. I would not have the discipline to stay out of my inbox without it. I am able to get more work done and I feel less stressed.
Lynn Graham
Fantastic extension. I would not have the discipline to stay out of my inbox without it. I am able to get more work done and I feel less stressed.
Justine Wu
This was easy to download and did what it promised. The only thing I wish for is the microsoft outlook version, as this is where 99% of my email time is spent for work. Gmail is my home/kids/social email so not the timesucker that Outlook is.
Justine Wu
This was easy to download and did what it promised. The only thing I wish for is the microsoft outlook version, as this is where 99% of my email time is spent for work. Gmail is my home/kids/social email so not the timesucker that Outlook is.
Caroline Fry
Helps protect focus - no frills, easy to use
Caroline Fry
Helps protect focus - no frills, easy to use
Jeremie Werner
Parfait !