Gmelius
Productivity
email client add-on
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
15 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 17 critical, out of 50 comments about the project. Thread score -0.03.
Design: 7 for, 3 againstIdea: 2 for, 7 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstPricing: 1 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Old compose window and clean-up options are useful
From 3 comments
Old Compose. OWWWW YEAH
ozh on HNJust installed it! Really happy with the options page which allows me to enable and disable only the options I want. For example: I actually prefer the new email compose for my…
munimkazia on HNI love having the old compose both for writing new mails and replying back. Thanks! Any chance you could setup a donate option that doesn't involve paypal? :)
bjourne on HN
Long-time user praises the extension
From 2 comments
Heh, I suppose I was one of the early adopters of this one... IIRC, I have been using this since 2010 or so. This is one of the first FF addons (along with Adblock and Stylish)…
Surio on HNI've been using Gmelius for quite a long time now (a year? more?). I couldn't be happier. Every time I happen to open my gmail in another browser, I'm shocked at just how weird…
ekimekim on HN
Objections
Ad removal framing is ethically questionable to some
From 3 comments
TL;DR Selling a product which basically remove ads from another service does not sit well with me, should be two separates products. I REALLY hate ads on web-based gmail client,…
bausson on HNCool, I'm gonna write an extension that removes ads from your page, and encourage people to use it when using your site... I don't know why people do this... Google provides…
Killswitch on HNAvoiding ads and completely removing ads are two different things. Avoiding ads is just not paying attention to them, which most people who give their content and services away…
Killswitch on HN
Extension may break when Google changes Gmail
From 1 comment
I feel like I'd install this extension, only for google to break it in a few days (via code changes or take-down notice)
reustle on HN
Privacy concerns about extension access to email
From 2 comments
I'm not too familiar with web development, so please forgive my question: Is this just a style sheet that the browser knows how to apply, or am I giving you read access to my…
hengheng on HN> To be clear and to the point, Gmelius will never access, read, store, alter or transmit your personal data. I'm a trusting person, so I believe them. But privacy is a big issue…
wildermuthn on HN
Requests
Support for Yahoo Mail
From 1 comment
Heh, I suppose I was one of the early adopters of this one... IIRC, I have been using this since 2010 or so. This is one of the first FF addons (along with Adblock and Stylish)…
Surio on HN
Donation option without PayPal
From 1 comment
I love having the old compose both for writing new mails and replying back. Thanks! Any chance you could setup a donate option that doesn't involve paypal? :)
bjourne on HN
Clearer enable/disable wording in settings
From 1 comment
In the settings interface, "Gmelius gives you the possibility to regain some space and to clean your inbox by removing or disabling:" ... it's not entirely clear in the UI…
dmd on HN
Questions
Compatibility with latest Safari and Firefox 24
From 2 comments
Does this not support the latest safari? Looks awesome and would love to try it but it says it is incompatible with my browser, Safari Version 7.0 (9537.71).
revisionzero on HNIs it compatible with Firefox 24?
pkhamre on HN
What the premium offer includes
From 1 comment
what does the premium offer?
pvinis on HN
Alternatives named
Minimalist for Everything Chrome extension
From 1 comment
I've been using "Minimalist for Everything" [1] for over a year, which comes with a great set of rules to clean and customise GMail's interface. This seems to go further (and…
porker on HN
Adblock Plus and Ghostery
From 1 comment
TL;DR Selling a product which basically remove ads from another service does not sit well with me, should be two separates products. I REALLY hate ads on web-based gmail client,…
bausson on HN
Greasemonkey scripts
From 1 comment
Couldn't have this served its purpose as a simple Greasemonkey script?
vezzy-fnord on HN