Quickly identify the sender of email messages in Gmail without opening the message.

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Version
4.0
Update
July 26, 2024
Size
1.39MiB
Developer
digitalinspiration.com
Category
Users
20,000+
Rating
4.4252 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
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Storage
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Gmail Sender Icons Extension

Gmail Sender Icons is a Google Chrome extension that makes it easy for you to quickly and visually identify email senders in Gmail. It shows the company domain name of the email sender and the official logo (favicon) of the sender's organization alongside the email message.

For instance, if you receive an email from [email protected], the Gmail extension will add a virtual label google.com to your email message and also a logo of the Google website next to the message so you can immediately identify the sender in the email list.

Gmail Sender Icons has been featured on Product Hunt, LifeHacker, The Next Web and host of popular websites.

The favicons and the sender's domain are visible across Gmail including search results. The sender's label is applied virtually and the actual labels of the email message are left unchanged.

The Gmail Chrome extension uses the Google S2 service for generating the website's favicon while the Gmail messages are parsed with the Inbox SDK framework. All processing is done locally in your browser and no Gmail data is ever shared or uploaded anywhere.

The add-on is open source and the code is available on Github.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Gmail Sender Icons", "author": "Digital Inspiration", "homepage_url": "https://digitalinspiration.com/", "description": "Quickly identify the sender of email messages in Gmail without opening the message.", "version": "4.0", "permissions": ["storage", "scripting"], "host_permissions": ["https://mail.google.com/"], "content_scripts": [ { "matches": ["https://mail.google.com/*"], "js": ["content.js"], "css": ["styles.css"], "run_at": "document_end" } ], "background": { "service_worker": "background.js" }, "web_accessible_resources": [ { "resources": ["*.map"], "matches": ["https://mail.google.com/*"] } ], "short_name": "GmailSenderIcons", "action": { "default_icon": "icon.png", "default_title": "Show sender icons in Gmail", "default_popup": "settings.html" }, "icons": { "32": "icon.png", "64": "icon.png", "128": "icon.png", "256": "icon.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Gmail Sender Icons extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Gmail Sender Icons extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Gmail Sender Icons extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Gmail Sender Icons extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Gmail Sender Icons extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Gmail Sender Icons extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Gmail Sender Icons Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Gmail Sender Icons extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Gmail Sender Icons extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Gmail Sender Icons extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Gmail Sender Icons extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Gmail Sender Icons extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Gmail Sender Icons extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Gmail Sender Icons extension file

Select and download the Gmail Sender Icons extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Gmail Sender Icons extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Gmail Sender Icons extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Gmail Sender Icons extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Gmail Sender Icons extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Martin Dluhoš (ID: 0000004f0d128c28) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 09/19/2023 Excellent!

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Francisco Gutiérrez Amorín (ID: 0000001426b5265c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/02/2023 Very useful to easy identify emails, and also a nice phishing catcher

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Jenna Moakley (ID: 0000006ba54ccf9c) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/19/2022 It's one of my "Always On" chrome extensions. Thank you!!

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Lawrence Lam (ID: 000000408e845758) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 10/11/2021 Nice. And it's free.

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Alex (ID: 0000008aed36f690) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/22/2021 Excellent extension! :)