Growth · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Simple Gmail Notes

Adds notes to your Gmail conversations.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Simple Gmail Notes launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Async for Gmail and Chrome▲200
Add voice notes to your emails and your work apps
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
2
Apparent for Gmail▲225
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 →
3
Inbox by Gmail Chrome Extension▲207
Save links for later and share with one click
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
4
Neat Messages for Gmail▲121
No more long and annoying lines of text in Gmail
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
5
Quick Notes▲70
Maintain organized notes on every new tab 📝
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
6
Right Inbox▲163
Superpowers for Gmail
2019 · rightinbox.com · its alternatives →
7
Notes▲63
Managing notes made easy.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
8
Note Anywhere▲115
Leave sticky notes on tabs in Chrome
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
9
Tab Notes▲74
Make notes on the browser new tab like articles
2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
10
Vocal▲198
Simply send voice messages in Gmail
2021 · vocal.email · its alternatives →
11
Read AI for Gmail▲172
Capture conversations wherever they occur
2024 · read.ai · its alternatives →
12
Meetly▲110
Write & send meeting notes from your calendar and meet calls
2023 · its alternatives →
13
Loopin With Chrome▲235
Meetings made easy
2022 · loopinhq.com · its alternatives →
14
Private Notes for Google Calendar▲125
Add private notes to Google Calendar events
2024 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
15
Gmail Focus▲104
A Chrome extension to focus on your email
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
16
Gmail Sender Icons▲206
Know the sender's company by adding favicons to Gmail
2017 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
17
Email Comments▲120
Add Google Docs like comments to Gmail
2022 · emailcomments.com · its alternatives →
18
My Notes Chrome Extension▲69
Easily take notes while browsing and save in Google Drive.
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
19
Concisely▲81
Summarize any email in a single sentence with ChatGPT
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Context Note▲114
take notes on the web with their context
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
21
Browser Note (Chrome Extension)▲97
Effortless note-taking in your browser
2023 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
22
MetaNote▲77
Add notes to any page on the web and share
2022 · its alternatives →
23
Gmail Emotional Labor▲78
A tool to automatically add social niceties to your emails
2017 · emotional-labor.email · its alternatives →
24
BEE Email Templates for Gmail▲106
Beautiful & editable templates right in your Gmail account
2018 · beefree.io · its alternatives →

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