Strip All the Clutter From Your Gmail Page
If you're a Gmail user and you routinely access your account via browser, you're probably a little sick of all the clutter. There's that chat thing you never use, those annoying banner ads that appear at the top of each message, and so on.
Minimalist Gmail is a Firefox extension that lets you selectively hide or remove Gmail elements you don't want to see.
Just how "minimalist" can Gmail get? Here's how your page would look with virtually everything turned off:
As you can see, the extension can really pare Gmail down to just the basics, even going so far as to remove the Google search bar.
That's probably overkill for most users -- after all, search is part of what makes Gmail great -- but I really did like getting rid of chat, invite a friend, and the banner ads.
What's nice is that MG doesn't actually disable any of the features it hides, so if you're fluent in Gmail keyboard shortcuts, you can continue to use options like Select All, Report Spam, etc. -- all while keeping their cluttersome buttons hidden.
Like all Firefox extensions, Minimalist Gmail is free.
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