Impressive Gmail Tools You Might Have Missed

Gmail has been around for more than a decade. It’s already good, but there are plenty of Gmail tools to make it all kinds of better. We have covered some smart ones that improve your Gmail experience on Chrome, help you write better emails, and some that even help you with your job search.
Now it’s time to introduce you to a few more tools that you might have missed. Let’s see how they can help if you have a Gmail account.

Mixmax: To Snooze Email, Add Polls, Create Templates :

Mixmax is the Swiss Army knife of Gmail tools. It’s one of those tools that deserve an article of their own, but for now an introduction will have to do.
Mixmax does everything from email snoozing and scheduling to template creation and embedded surveys. You can upgrade the compose window and write with Markdown. One of its top benefits is easier scheduling of meetings. You pick a few dates that work for you in your calendar and your guest then picks one of them that’s convenient for him or her, saving a lot of back and forth emailing.

 

With Mixmax, you can also add attachments from Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box, including files larger than 25MB.
The app comes in the form of a Chrome extension. Once you install and activate it, your Gmail’s Compose window will gain several more features, including a Send Later button and a services menu from which you can create polls and surveys, add calendar invites, share meeting availability, etc. You’ll also see a couple of options for snoozing and tracking emails.

 

If you’re an Inbox by Gmail user, Mixmax works for you too. It has a limited free version. Pro plans start at $12/month (or $9/month if billed annually).

SaneBox: To Filter Unimportant Emails :

SaneBox herds all incoming unimportant emails to a separate folder (SaneLater), so that the emails that are most important to you can rise to the top in your inbox. Don’t worry that SaneBox will delete the unimportant emails. It won’t; it will just keep them out of your way.

 After you give SaneBox access to your Gmail account, it will walk you through a few review screens to:

• Understand what kind of emails you’d like to defer
• Show you how you can train SaneBox to identify unimportant emails

 

The app adds another folder (named SaneNoReplies) to your inbox to store important email threads that you need to follow up on.
With SaneBox, you can also send reminders to yourself and move file attachments to your favorite cloud storage service. It comes with a free 14-day trial. No credit card required! Paid plans start at $12 a month.