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Best alternatives to Mailto: for Gmail™ (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Mailto, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

Mailto: reviews, users and permissionsBest Functionality & UI extensions

Mailto: for Gmail™ today

≈100K users3.5★ from 414 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago4 permissions

Mailto alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    MailTracker: Email tracker for Gmail

    Track if your emails are opened & how many times. Be notified when your emails are read with our advanced Email Tracking extension.

    ≈200K users4.6★ from 5.3K ratingsUpdated 11 days ago4 permissions
    • About 2.0× more users than Mailto
    • Rated 1.1 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Listed under Communication
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  2. 2

    Mail Merge for Gmail

    Simple app to send emails to multiple destinations at the same time

    ≈10K users2.7★ from 36 ratingsUpdated 2 months ago1 permissions
    • About 10× fewer users than Mailto
    • Rated 0.9 stars lower
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (1 vs 4)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Mail Merge for Gmail alternativesCompare side by side
  3. 3

    Mailtrack® – Email Tracker for Gmail

    The original Mailtrack®: free, unlimited email tracking for Gmail. Trusted by millions, GDPR-compliant and Google-audited.

    ≈3M users4.2★ from 11.9K ratingsUpdated in the last day13 permissions
    • About 30× more users than Mailto
    • Rated 0.6 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (13 vs 4)
    • Listed under Communication
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  4. 4

    Send from Gmail (by Google)

    Makes Gmail your default email application and provides a button to compose a Gmail message to quickly share a link via email

    ≈700K users4.3★ from 4.1K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years6 permissions
    • About 7.0× more users than Mailto
    • Rated 0.7 stars higher
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for more permissions (6 vs 4)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  5. 5

    Mailbutler for Gmail

    Track emails, send personalized mail merges, create professional signatures, and stay productive in Gmail.

    ≈6K users4.6★ from 69 ratingsUpdated 13 days ago7 permissions
    • About 17× fewer users than Mailto
    • Rated 1.0 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (7 vs 4)
    • Listed under Communication
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  6. 6

    Checker Plus for Gmail™

    Get notifications, read, listen to or delete emails without opening Gmail and easily manage multiple accounts.

    ≈1M users4.3★ from 12.7K ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago16 permissions
    • About 10× more users than Mailto
    • Rated 0.7 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (16 vs 4)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
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  7. 7

    Mail Merge for Gmail - Mailmeteor

    Free mail merge & mass email tool for Gmail, with email tracking and auto follow-ups

    ≈70K users4.9★ from 210 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago5 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Mailto
    • Rated 1.4 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (5 vs 4)
    • Listed under Communication
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  8. 8

    Gmail App - Mail Application for Gmail™

    Use Gmail app for Windows and Mac to boost productivity. Get notifications and read emails in Gmail desktop app for macOS and PC.

    ≈100K users4.6★ from 262 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago21 permissions
    • A similar number of users to Mailto
    • Rated 1.1 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (21 vs 4)
    • Listed under Communication
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  9. 9

    Quick Table for Gmail

    Quickly insert and edit table in Gmail when composing or replying

    ≈3K users3.6★ from 7 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years3 permissions
    • About 33× fewer users than Mailto
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
    • Listed under Tools
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  10. 10

    Gmail Auto BCC

    Open source automatic cc/bcc for gmail.

    ≈2K users3.7★ from 13 ratingsUpdated 4 weeks ago3 permissions
    • About 50× fewer users than Mailto
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 4)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
    Gmail Auto BCC alternativesCompare side by side

Mailto alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to Mailto?

By users, the most popular alternative is Mailtrack® – Email Tracker for Gmail with ≈3M users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is MailTracker: Email tracker for Gmail.

Which Mailto alternative has the best rating?

Mail Merge for Gmail - Mailmeteor has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 210 ratings.

Is there a Mailto alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

Mail Merge for Gmail asks for 1 permissions, against 4 for Mailto.

How many alternatives to Mailto are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to Mailto on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.