Archive - On Simplify

Simplify Gmail v2 updates & v3 preview

A recap of all the awesomeness that has come to Simplify over the last year and a preview of the big new hotness coming to v3 soon (and how you can try…

Jun 24, 2022

September 2021

The Complexity of Simplify

A look behind the curtain at what goes into keeping Simplify working across billions of unique Gmail setups. Warning: this post may make your head hurt.

Sep 3, 2021

June 2021

Simplify Gmail is now a paid product

The paid plan is live! This is the culmination of over two years (and thousands of hours) of work, bringing countless modifications and new features to…

Jun 6, 2021

February 2021

Simplify v2.3.3 – it's safe to accept new permissions to block email trackers

Quick note to everyone. I launched Simplify v2.3.3 today and you may have to accept new permissions to get the update. There are three new permissions I…

Feb 27, 2021

Simplify v2 Pricing and Product Updates

Thanks for all the feedback – here are the upcoming changes to make Simplify even better and pricing more fair, easy to understand, and flexible.

Feb 25, 2021

Simplify Gmail v2: The inbox and keyboard shortcuts

Simplify brings peace and enhanced productivity to the inbox with message grouping, new keyboard shortcuts, an inbox zero reward, and more.

Feb 3, 2021

January 2021

Choosing a business model for Simplify

Simplify cannot continue to exist for free. It’s not sustainable. Building high quality modifications on top of software by other companies requires a…

Jan 29, 2021

Email trackers are spying on you—Simplify v2 blocks them

What's an email tracker, why you should care about blocking them, and most importantly, how to block them in Gmail with Simplify Gmail v2.

Jan 21, 2021

Simplify v2: An even better reading experience

Reading email in Gmail is not great. From line lengths that span the entire screen to distracting bling all around the message to no full dark mode…

Jan 4, 2021

August 2020

Search, Navigation, & Add-ons, oh my!

How Simplify v2 wrangles everything around your content.

Aug 24, 2020

Simplify Gmail v2: Compose

Once upon a time, Google had a simple compose mole (the mini-window for writing an email).

Aug 13, 2020

Simplify Gmail v2 Sneak Peek

There are so many improvements in Simplify v2, I’m seriously struggling with where to start. I also want to get into the details and explain the changes…

Aug 4, 2020

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