Missing Gmail™ & Google™ Black Bar

by cbsarge · Workflow & Planning

FeaturedManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Adds a black shortcut bar like the one removed by Google™ to the top of many Google™ pages.

Users

188

+24 in 30 days

Rating

3.8 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#66K

#55K among extensions

Version

1.88

updated 27 Sep 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 188 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 4 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Missing Gmail™ & Google™ Black Bar

***Works with the new version of GMail*** 04/2022 - Removed Google+ link 06/2018 - Added Unread button to quickly show all unread messages For those of you that don't like the new shortcut block Google has substituted for the black bar across the top of the Gmail (and others) page I offer this alternative. This extensions will add a black shortcut bar to the top of the Google Search, Gmail, Contacts, Google Drive, Groups, Sites and Calendar pages with all the links from the old version plus some useful new ones. Pressing the Alt+G keyboard shortcut will open the toolbar menu. If you like this add-on please consider making a small donation to show your appreciation! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=S6QQDXQFZTKD4&lc=US&item_name=Missing%20G-Bar&item_number=Chrome%20Extension&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHosted

Growth

Window	Users	Change
7 days	−15	−7.4%
30 days	+24	+14.6%
6 months	+48	+34.3%
1 year	+37	+24.5%

Version history

4 versions recorded

1.8827 Sep 2024

1.877 Apr 2022

1.866 May 2021

1.8514 Aug 2018

Details

Category: Workflow & Planning
First seen: 14 Aug 2018
Size: 99 KB
Languages: en-US
Pricing: Free
Extension ID: lmnbpchodjlppkljhjlmdgfogedfoncf

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 2, likelihood 0

Site access

https://newtab/*https://www.google.com/*https://mail.google.com/*https://www.google.com/contacts/*https://drive.google.com/*https://groups.google.com/*https://translate.google.com/*https://sites.google.com/*https://www.google.com/calendar/*