Gmail Task Indicator

About

# Chrome Web Store Description

## Short Description
Shows visual indicators on Gmail emails linked to Google Tasks. Never lose track of actionable emails again.

## Detailed Description

### Never Miss an Actionable Email Again

Gmail Task Indicator helps you stay organized by showing which emails in your inbox are linked to Google Tasks. With a simple blue checkmark badge, you can instantly see which emails require action—no more searching through your tasks to find the related email.

### Key Features

✅ **Visual Task Indicators**
- Blue checkmark badges appear on email threads that are linked to Google Tasks
- Works in all Gmail views: inbox, labels, search results, and more
- Thread-level marking: if any email in a thread is a task, the entire thread shows the indicator

✅ **Smart Auto-Refresh**
- Automatically updates indicators when you interact with the Tasks sidebar
- Background refresh every 5 minutes to keep indicators current
- Manual refresh available from the extension popup

✅ **Seamless Integration**
- Works with Gmail's native "Add to Tasks" feature
- No changes to your workflow—just install and go
- Lightweight and non-intrusive

✅ **Privacy-Focused**
- Read-only access to your Google Tasks
- All processing happens locally in your browser
- No data stored on external servers
- No tracking or analytics

### How It Works

1. **Install the extension** and sign in with your Google account
2. **Link emails to tasks** using Gmail's built-in "Add to Tasks" feature (three dots menu → Add to Tasks)
3. **See indicators instantly**—blue checkmark badges appear on linked emails in your inbox
4. **Stay organized**—never lose track of which emails need action

### Perfect For

- Professionals managing email-based tasks
- Anyone using Gmail with Google Tasks
- People who want to quickly identify actionable emails
- Teams tracking email follow-ups

### Privacy & Security

- Only requests read-only access to Google Tasks
- All data processing happens locally in your browser
- No external data storage or third-party sharing
- You can revoke access at any time

**Privacy Policy**: [View our full privacy policy](https://gist.github.com/hairozen/9b01679b458dd0ae5a63d6afb63ad107)

### Getting Started

1. Install the extension
2. Click the extension icon and sign in with Google
3. Grant read-only access to your Google Tasks
4. Open Gmail and start seeing task indicators on linked emails

### Tips

- Use Gmail's "Add to Tasks" feature to link emails to tasks
- Indicators update automatically when you close the Tasks sidebar
- Click the extension icon to see your task count and connection status
- Indicators appear on entire threads if any email in the thread is linked to a task

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**Note**: This extension requires Google Tasks API access. Make sure you have tasks created from emails to see the indicators.