Inbox When Ready for Gmail™
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- Extension status: Featured
- Live on Store
Protect your focus... spend less time on your email.
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
- AR PLUS
- 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 !