Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Keeping
Turn Gmail into a Fully Functional Helpdesk
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Keeping launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Never let a thread die, never forget a follow up
2014 · boomeranggmail.com · its alternatives →
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Gmail Offline▲144Use Gmail offline, freaking fast
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Augment▲108Integrate apps and take action straight from Gmail
2015 · getaugment.com · its alternatives →
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Big Android update introducing a unified inbox
2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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I got frustrated with Gmail's lack of customization, and built an extension for myself. It doesn't do much other than modify how Gmail is displayed in Chrome. Does it as minimally as possible (that I can engineer). Done locally, zero remote processing. Currently built the following settings (want to add more soon): Conversations: * Show newest message first * Show every message in a thread (sometimes they're collapsed into numbered bubbles) * Remove AI overviews (retches) Layout/UI: * Minimize the search & top bar * Minimize the far left "rail" (Mail/Chat/Meet) * Hide a bunch…
Mar 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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easily mark certain messages as important
2014 · support.google.com · its alternatives →
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You've Got Gmail▲109Old school AOL "you've got mail" sound for Gmail
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Mailplane▲94The best way to use [all your] Gmail [accounts] on your mac
2014 · mailplaneapp.com · its alternatives →
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