Better Gmail 2 0.8.1

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• Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP
• Date added: April 16, 2009
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CNET editors' review

Reviewed by: CNET Staff

Google's long-awaited upgrade to Gmail has broken nearly all of the plug-ins designed to enhance the webmail client. Better Gmail was one of the most thorough Gmail extensions for Firefox, and the publisher has now begun compiling a new version to spruce up the new Gmail.

The handful of additional features it provides are good, no doubt. There's the forced https connection, useful for us paranoids. There's a forced mailto, as well, so that all mailto's in other HTML pages open up a blank e-mail window in Gmail. The Inbox Count First feature shows the unread message count from the in-box in the tab title. Other features include support for keyboard shortcut macros to expand the preloaded set, support for Google Apps domains, message details that appear only for the most recent message in a conversation, and attachment icons that replace the boring paperclip with a program-appropriate icon: a ZIP attachment will use the ZIP icon.

Although it still has fewer features than before, Better Gmail 2 also has less clutter, and is strongly recommended.

Publisher's description

Gmail 2 is a compilation of the best Greasemonkey enhancements for the new Gmail interface, compiled into one extension. Enhances the new Gmail interface with Greasemonkey user scripts. Only compatible with the new Gmail interface. Released with Compose in Gmail, Attachment Icons, Macros, Inbox Count First, Force Encrypted Connection, and Show Message Details.

Removed Modified Macros (doesn't work with Gmail's new changes); Added Hide labels in message row script; Updated Hide Spam Count (no longer underlines Spam link when theme is enabled); Updated Unread message count in favicon.

CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.

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