Simple Gmail Screen

Name: Simple Gmail Screen
Rating: 4.6 (10 reviews)
Author: Bart Solutions

Simplify Gmail screen, make the sidebar and top bar auto-hide.

As of May 2026, Simple Gmail Screen has 610 users and a 4.60/5 rating from 10 reviews in the Workflow & Planning category.

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Users−2.6%

610

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4.60

10 reviews

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Version

0.11.0

Manifest V3

History

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Tracking since Apr 1, 2026.

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Date	Users	Rating	Reviews	Version
Apr 1, 2026	626	4.60	10	0.11.0
Apr 30, 2026	617	4.60	10	0.11.0
May 28, 2026	627	4.60	10	0.11.0
Now	610	4.60	10	0.11.0

Permissions & access

Permissions: storage
Host access: None declared

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About

This extension simply hides the top menu bar and left sidebar of Gmail.

The hidden menus could then be re-activated via moving your mouse cursor to the edge of screen.

Website: https://www.bart.com.hk/simple-gmail-screen/

Open sourced under GPL v3: https://github.com/bartsolutions/simple-gmail-screen

== Update 2024-04-16 (v0.11.0) ==
- Migrate to manifest v3

== Update 2022-07-08 (v0.10.1) ==
- Added option for bar hidden delay

== Update 2022-03-06 (v0.9.0) ==
- Added option to customize bar height / width

== Update 2022-02-19 (v0.8.1) ==
- Fix issue when select on search box

== Update 2022-02-13 (v0.8.0): == 
- Added option to hide activation area
- Misc bug fixes

== Update 2021-04-10 (v0.7.1) ==
- Show left bar when start dragging a row
- Add a bit timeout to avoid accidental activation of sidebar

== update 2021-01-22 (v0.6.2) ==
- Adjust UI to avoid accidental click of multiple select check box

== update 2021-01-15 (v0.6.1) ==
- Fix problem of compose button location due to Gmail UI change

== update 2020-11-23 (v0.5.1) ==
- fix problem for side bar menu collapse

== update 2020-10-19 (v0.4.0) ==
- update preferences

== update 2020-10-13 (v0.3.0) ==
- hide top bar logo part