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Apparent for Gmail
Make Gmail easier to read and manage.
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Make Gmail easier to read and manage.
264 followers
Make Gmail easier to read and manage. Features: *Read the latest message first. *Show every message in conversations. *Hide AI overviews in emails. *Reduce visual clutter. No account. No remote processing, runs locally in your browser.
Apparent for Gmail
@apparentforgmail Gmail has been around for 20 years and still has things that just feel off - like AI summaries appearing where you didn't ask for them or threads that are hard to follow. It's interesting that small fixes like this can make a tool you use every day feel noticeably better. Congrats on the launch!
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@jared_salois Another Jared! I agree, sometimes its hard to understand why. Appreciate it!
Hello, I tried to download the feature but Chrome sent me like 3 reminders that this extension should not be trusted, and TBH it kinda made me nervous. Why chrome mentioned it so much? and how can we ensure privacy?
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@carolinahunts Hi Carolina! I'd love to make sure that doesn't happen again. Do you have any more details on what they looked like? We don't need or want to access any user data ever.
This is a really nice take on Gmail - especially like the “latest message first” idea and reducing clutter without adding another full email client.
Quick question: how does this handle more complex workflows (labels, filters, multiple accounts)? Does it fully respect Gmail’s native logic or override some of it?
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@michael_ya I'm glad you think so! At present we've kept the feature set simple enough as to not require deep testing of some of the real complex Gmail situations. As new features get added, we hope to fully vet them against as many edge cases as possible.
The ethos is to support Gmail, and not to override. We want to make things work together, for it to feel like they're native and how "Gmail should be".
@apparentforgmail thanks for the detailed reply, appreciate the clarification.
Makes sense to keep it aligned with Gmail instead of overriding things, that’s probably the right call for adoption. The “Gmail but cleaner” positioning is quite strong.
Out of curiosity, how do you think about power users long-term? People who rely heavily on filters, labels, and custom workflows tend to push Gmail pretty hard. Do you see Apparent staying more on the lightweight layer, or eventually expanding into deeper workflow control while still keeping that native feel?
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@michael_ya Absolutely we want to cater to power users! In fact, we'd love feedback if you're interested in being a beta tester at all?
We want things to feel native, but provide a lot more functionality than Gmail offers now. And at the same time, let the more basic features be easy enough to use for those who don't dive very deep.
love the “no account, no remote processing” approach. privacy first tools are becoming way more important now especially with all the data concerns around cloud services. curious how you handle the local processing performance, does it slow down with large inboxes?
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Needed! It's super cool Jared. Is it free for ever or do you plan to monetize it in the future?
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@german_merlo1 The core feature set "buckets" will be free forever. Anything that makes conversations easier to read, simplifies the layout, or is a very small repetitive workflow. We've thought about adding an additional paid bucket with automations, like auto mark archived as read, auto delete drafts according to set rules, auto empty trash, etc.
Clean concept! Gmail management is a pain point for many. Does it work with Google Workspace accounts too?
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@apparentforgmail Great, good to know! Thanks for confirming.
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I meant cases where a single email thread goes off-track — like long reply chains with ‘+1’, side discussions, or irrelevant CCs. It becomes hard to follow the actual important updates. Curious how your approach handles separating signal vs noise in those messy threads.
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@trydoff That's a great point. I'm going to need to import some test data and ensure it covers cases like these. Thanks for the suggestion!