A Better Gmail (in Firefox only)

Nash — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:12:10 +0000

UPDATE 4th July 2009 : Due to lack of time and the fact that similar and much better scripts have been written, I recommend everyone install the Gadget-supported Gmail (ad-less and wide) script.

I myself use this script now, and it is done much better. The author also commits to updating the script periodically.

Cheers and thanks for the support !

UPDATE : While I myself do not use the ThreadLinks box (New, Expand all etc.) and don’t miss it, a couple of users have written in asking that it be implemented. Iain was kind enough to point me to jtulloch’s version, which used the Gmail API to put the Threadlinks box into the left-side nav-pane.

I’ve arrived at a quick and absolutely dumb solution, which is to simply merge jtulloch’s script with mine , thus nuking ads in a fell-swoop while retaining the ThreadLinks box using his code.

So to all those who’d like to use the ThreadLinks box , you can download a newer version of the script here.

The older version is still available for people who don’t want to mess with their navPane.

I love Gmail, I hate ads. I use Gmail for syndicating all my email. It is perfectly legitimate of Google to expect some revenue; but when they put ads in a space that they allot to me as personal (such as my inbox when reading an email), it irks me to no end.

So I whipped up a small script that will remove advertisements in the message reading pane and widen the concerned pane to take up the full area that was intended for it. You will need the Greasemonkey extension for Firefox, to use this script.

You can obtain Greasemonkey here .

After installing Greasemonkey, click here to install the Remove Gmail Ads and Widen Message view script, for a cleaner Gmail.

You can also right-click the link and choose to see the source.

Emergent Noise » greasemonkey

A Better Gmail (in Firefox only)