[X] 30+ Gmail Hacks and Tools

Gmail Craze: 30 + Tools and Hacks for Gmail

All for Gmail: handy Firefox extensions, best Greasemonkey scripts, some desktop tools and lots of useful tips. Take this Gmail thingie to another level. Enjoy http://www.makeuseof.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif


FIREFOX EXTENSIONS

http://makeuseof.com/images/firefox-gmail.JPGGspacehttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.getgspace.com/) - multi-platform firefox addon that turns your gmail account into powerful online storage tool (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-turn-your-gmail-into-awesome-storage-tool/)
Gmail Search Extensionhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://philwilson.org/blog/2004/12/search-your-gmail-in-firefox.html) - search your gmail account directly from the firefox search bar
GcalQuickTab (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2372/) - toggle between gmail and google calendar with keyboard shortcuts
GTDInboxhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://gtdgmail.com/) - turns your account into flexible and feature-loaded ToDo-management service (GTD = Getting Things Done)
GMail Manager (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1320/) - manage multiple GMail accounts right from your browser
DragDropUpload (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2190/) - this handy extension lets you quickly attach one or more files to your emails by dragging them over the “Attach a file” link
Google Toolbar with Gmail searchhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-toolbar/) - Official Google toolbar featuring one-click Gmail search
E-Mail Notifier Toolbar (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2595/) | Gmail Notifier (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/173/) - as titles say ‘…notifier‘
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GREASEMONKEY SCRIPTS (What is Greaseamonkey? (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/greasemonkey-firefox-addon/))


http://makeuseof.com/images/greasemonkey-scripts.JPGGmail Super Cleanhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/7646) - clean and distraction-free gmail. Looks great, check it out herehttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/2210)
Gmail Spam-count Hidehttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/2210) - hides spam count link
GMail Attachment Iconshttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://userstyles.org/style/show/1807) - adds attachment icons to emails, letting you see what kind of attachment an email has (HTML,JPG, PDF….)
Google Reader Integrationhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/7435) - integrates Google Reader into Gmail. Highly Recommended (demohttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t56/esengulov/greader-to-gmail.jpg))
GmailTohttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/5722) - forces all ‘mailto’ links to open in GMail
Saved Searcheshttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://blog.persistent.info/2005/03/adding-persistent-searches-to-gmail.html) - lets you create ’saved searches’(aka smart folders) and display them in the separate box in the navigation menu. Clicking on a search executes the saved query. Demohttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://blog.persistent.info/2005/03/adding-persistent-searches-to-gmail.html)
Conversation Previewhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://blog.persistent.info/2005/08/gmail-conversation-preview-bubbles.html) - handy addon that lets you quickly preview message contents right from the main inbox window. See demo below
Google Calendar Integrationhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.techlifeweb.com/2006/04/add-your-agenda-to-your-gmail.html) - integrates Google Calendar (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/organize-your-schedule-and-share-events/) agenda into Gmail. Demohttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.techlifeweb.com/2006/04/add-your-agenda-to-your-gmail.html)
Label Colorshttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://gmail-greasemonkey.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/scripts/gmail-label-colors.user.js) - lets you color menu labels to make them stand out better. Demohttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://blog.persistent.info/2005/12/greasemonkey-christmas.html)
Gmail Macroshttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://persistent.info/greasemonkey/gmail-macros.user.js) - adds extra keyboard shortcuts to Gmail (i.e. “t” for move to trash, “r” for mark as read, “p'’ for mark as read and add to archive…etc). Read morehttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://blog.persistent.info/2005/12/greasemonkey-christmas.html)
[update] SSLGooglehttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/7429) - force google mail, docs (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/google-docs-and-spreadsheets/) and cal pages and their intra-links to a secure connection(HTTPS)
Following image displays all above mentioned scripts in action(click to enlarge and open it in a new windows)
http://makeuseof.com/images/gmail-greasemonkey.jpg (http://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t56/esengulov/gmail-greasemonkey-big.jpg)
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Desktop APPS and Web TOOLS:

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GmailDrivehttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.viksoe.dk/code/gmail.htm) - adds a new virtual drive(’Gmail Drive’) to ‘My Computer‘ folder and uses gmail as its storage medium. Drag’n drop files Gmail Drive and it will store them on your gmail account as if on additional hard drive. More on GmailDrive (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/gmail-drive-get-2-gb-of-online-storage/)
Gmail ToDohttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://gmtodo.sourceforge.net/) - handy desktop application that stores entered todo’s in a todo label on gmail
[U]Desktop Notifiers: GMail Notifierhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://mail.google.com/mail/help/notifier/notifier_windows.html)(official release from Google), GTrayhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://torrez.us/archives/2004/05/23/000272.html) (Win XP), GCounthttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/23745) (Mac), Gmail+Growl 2.0http://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://wafflesoftware.net/gmailgrowl/) (GmailNotifier addon that lets you further customize ‘new mail’ alerts)
GMail for Mobilehttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.google.com/mobile/gmail/#utm_source=en-cpp-g4mc-gmset&utm_medium=cpp&utm_campaign=en) - access gmail from your mobile
GmailFShttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://richard.jones.name/google-hacks/gmail-filesystem/gmail-filesystem.html) - mountable Linux filesystem which uses Gmail as its storage medium
Google Talkhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.google.com/talk/) - Google’s IM service which is fully integrable with GMail
You’ve Got Gmailhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.deltha.ro/) - Gmail plugin for Trillian IM client
Update: more notifiers: KCheckGmailhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://kcheckgmail.sourceforge.net/)(Linux), Notifier2http://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.notifier2.com/)(Win)
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TIPS and HACKS

Unbl0ckhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://unbl0ck.com/) - use this tool to access gmail from places where it’s blocked (work, school…)
Gmail icon generatorhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.nhacks.com/gmail/index.php) - creates an image of your email address to minimize spam exposure
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Gmail To Thunderbirdhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://email.about.com/od/mozillathunderbirdtips/qt/et121604.htm) - how to access your Gmail using Mozilla Thunderbird (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/switching-to-mozilla-thunderbird/)
Shortcut Listhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/%7Ekanmy/gmail/gmailKeys.html) - handy, printable list of keyboard shortcuts for the Gmail
Hotmail Contacts Importhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.e-eeasy.com/Import-Hotmail-Contacts-Gmail.aspx) - explains how to import contacts from Hotmail to Gmail
Gmail trickhttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://www.hedir.com/introduction/about17942.html) that explains how to find that ’someone’ who gives away your email address to spammers
Attach any file typehttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://labnol.blogspot.com/2005/12/cheat-gmail-antivirus-scanner-attach.html) - bunch of tricks showing you how to attach and send blocked file types, i.e. ‘*.exe’
JimsTipshttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://g04.com/misc/GmailTipsComplete.html) - huge collection of basic gmail tips
Update: What to do if your Gmail is nearly full? See herehttp://spa.snap.com/images/v1.22.2.1/theme/ice/iconLink.gif (http://bnura.blogspot.com/2006/09/what-to-do-if-my-gmail-gets-full.html).
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