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24 alternatives to typeless

Gmail shared contacts, done right

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. typeless launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Shared Groups▲59

   Contact Sharing Simplified [for Gmail]

   2014 · sharedgroups.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Gmail Offline▲144

   Use Gmail offline, freaking fast

   2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Rapportive▲141

   Rich contact profiles inside Gmail

   2014 · business.linkedin.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Keeping▲90

   Turn Gmail into a Fully Functional Helpdesk

   2014 · keeping.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Boomerang for Gmail▲47

   Never let a thread die, never forget a follow up

   2014 · boomeranggmail.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Ref▲109

   Reference contacts by @-mention in Gmail

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Front (now mobile)▲170

   Take out the pain of shared email accounts

   2014 · front.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   FullContact for Gmail▲380

   Your Gmail Contacts. On steroids.

   2014 · fullcontact.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   You've Got Gmail▲109

   Old school AOL "you've got mail" sound for Gmail

   2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Mailflo▲82

    Customer Support right from Gmail

    2014 · mailflo.io · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Plain▲209

    Tinder for email

    2016 · realsender.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mailcloud▲110

    A New Way to Email

    2014 · mailcloudapp.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Augment▲108

    Integrate apps and take action straight from Gmail

    2015 · getaugment.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    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 →

15. 15
    Gmail Mic Drop▲159

    Quickly end long threads

    2016 · blog.google · its alternatives →

16. 16
    SignEasy for Gmail▲241

    Sign, fill out & send documents without leaving Gmail

    2015 · getsigneasy.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Gmail API▲170

    Flexible, RESTful access to the user's inbox

    2014 · developers.google.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TouchStream▲115

    Drip campaigns for Gmail

    2014 · touchstreamapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    shared contact for gmail▲1

    http://singlestack9.com/

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Gmailify▲15

    The best of Gmail, without an @gmail address

    2016 · support.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    GMass▲203

    A beautiful mass email system for Gmail

    2015 · gmass.co · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Mailplane▲94

    The best way to use [all your] Gmail [accounts] on your mac

    2014 · mailplaneapp.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Myriels▲129

    Making contact lists smart and easy to use

    2017 · myriels.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Gmvault▲83

    Gmail backup

    2015 · gmvault.org · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →