There are so many improvements in Simplify v2, I’m seriously struggling with where to start. I also want to get into the details and explain the changes I’m making, but that takes time away from finishing Simplify v2. So today, I’m going to rip the band-aid off and give you a glimpse into what is coming. I won’t get too much into the details this time but I do have screenshots! I’m also going to experiment with leaving comments open to hear your thoughts and feedback.
I see lots of people saying they aren't willing to pay a $24/year subscription and I just want to say that I plan to pay to support your work on this, Michael. Thanks for your effort in making email a little more simple for us. It is absolutely worth the price you're putting on it—no doubt!
Great! v2 will be worth it solely for the floating "save" button in setting - I cannot count the number of times I have forgotten to save because the button was so far away! keep up the good work. i love your v1 so v2 will be a real treat. Tim
Hi. This looks incredible, I'm really excited for it.
The main inbox feature I'm personally hoping you'll bring back is opening messages inline in the main list view, so I can quickly open and process messages while still having context of their position in the list.
Will starred messages be treated as pinned when the user sweeps?
Thank you for Simplify. In v1, when I switch-on the sidebar-calendar, the buttons on top (select, refresh, etc) move left - over the folders/labels instead of remaining where they should be, over the messages. Could this be addressed in v2? (FYI, using chrome).
Both of these improvements really look amazing, I'm looking forward to it! My main comment/question is whether you will still be able to fit each message on a single line if you expand the messages column out? I assume so since you mentioned that you are never removing functionality. Please keep up the great work! These are improvements that I hope a lot of people will be willing to pay for in a monthly subscription.
Michael, so happy that you are still championing Gmail's UI and putting in the heroic effort to do so from the outside. Having the actions near the message is important, as you point out in the reading pane (split) view – and it should be so in the non-split view as well. Consider moving the actions to always be aligned with the conversation view. Keep up the fabulous work.
Thank you for this preview. Settings looks hugely improved. For the mail reading pane I would like some element that holds the message list and the reading pane together on monitors where multiple windows are open and possibly overlapping. Maybe a small color band that extends the graphic surrounding the reading pane, maybe something else.
I really love what you're doing! Here's a question: Is it a possibilty to develop something like a app/skin for Mac? I'm not a developer so I really have no idea what that takes, but if it was within a reasonble aspiration for you, I'd pay for that. That, and any of the other Google Apps (Maps, Messages, Keep, Tasks, Calendar, Photos, etc)
Is there a way to bring back the transparency of emails when in inbox view? For example, now they're completely opaque white when before they were slightly transparent. I'd appreciate your consideration.
Love Simplify, can't stand to look at default Gmail anymore, been using your extension for years now. Looking forward to this new update!
Just want to thank you
Excited for the changes and happy to pay.
I see lots of people saying they aren't willing to pay a $24/year subscription and I just want to say that I plan to pay to support your work on this, Michael. Thanks for your effort in making email a little more simple for us. It is absolutely worth the price you're putting on it—no doubt!
Great! v2 will be worth it solely for the floating "save" button in setting - I cannot count the number of times I have forgotten to save because the button was so far away! keep up the good work. i love your v1 so v2 will be a real treat. Tim
Amazing work Michael!
The new layouts and the updated settings page looks so great! I can’t wait to use Simplify on Safari in Big Sur!
Hi. This looks incredible, I'm really excited for it.
The main inbox feature I'm personally hoping you'll bring back is opening messages inline in the main list view, so I can quickly open and process messages while still having context of their position in the list.
Will starred messages be treated as pinned when the user sweeps?
Great work, thanks for continuing to improve Simplify. Think I'd go insane without it!
Are there any plans to add a 'Pin to top' reminder/task like what inbox by gmail had?
That's a feature I really miss a lot. Thanks :)
Thank you for Simplify. In v1, when I switch-on the sidebar-calendar, the buttons on top (select, refresh, etc) move left - over the folders/labels instead of remaining where they should be, over the messages. Could this be addressed in v2? (FYI, using chrome).
Both of these improvements really look amazing, I'm looking forward to it! My main comment/question is whether you will still be able to fit each message on a single line if you expand the messages column out? I assume so since you mentioned that you are never removing functionality. Please keep up the great work! These are improvements that I hope a lot of people will be willing to pay for in a monthly subscription.
Michael, so happy that you are still championing Gmail's UI and putting in the heroic effort to do so from the outside. Having the actions near the message is important, as you point out in the reading pane (split) view – and it should be so in the non-split view as well. Consider moving the actions to always be aligned with the conversation view. Keep up the fabulous work.
Thank you for this preview. Settings looks hugely improved. For the mail reading pane I would like some element that holds the message list and the reading pane together on monitors where multiple windows are open and possibly overlapping. Maybe a small color band that extends the graphic surrounding the reading pane, maybe something else.
I really love what you're doing! Here's a question: Is it a possibilty to develop something like a app/skin for Mac? I'm not a developer so I really have no idea what that takes, but if it was within a reasonble aspiration for you, I'd pay for that. That, and any of the other Google Apps (Maps, Messages, Keep, Tasks, Calendar, Photos, etc)
Is there a way to bring back the transparency of emails when in inbox view? For example, now they're completely opaque white when before they were slightly transparent. I'd appreciate your consideration.
Take my money! Just hurry up and release :)!
I wouldn't pay a subscription service - no matter how great I think Simplify is.
Sorry.