Inbox When Ready
Protect your focus... hide your Gmail inbox by default
Inbox When Ready launched on June 19, 2016 with 116 votes, #331 of 4,334 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
What it does
Inbox When Ready is a Chrome extension for Gmail. It 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.
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Apparent for GmailMar 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · ▲225I 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…
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