Simple Gmail Screen

by BART SOLUTIONS LIMITED · bart.solutions · Workflow & Planning

FeaturedEstablished publisherManifest V3 Free

View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

Simplify Gmail screen, make the sidebar and top bar auto-hide.

Users

647

0 in 30 days

Rating

4.7 / 5

unchanged in 30 days

Ratings

0 in 30 days

Store rank

#39K

#33K among extensions

Version

0.11.0

updated 16 Apr 2024

Users

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 647 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years

Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 12 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

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About Simple Gmail Screen

This extension simply hides the top menu bar and left sidebar of Gmail. The hidden menus could then be re-activated via moving your mouse cursor to the edge of screen. Website: https://www.bart.com.hk/simple-gmail-screen/ Open sourced under GPL v3: https://github.com/bartsolutions/simple-gmail-screen == Update 2024-04-16 (v0.11.0) == - Migrate to manifest v3 == Update 2022-07-08 (v0.10.1) == - Added option for bar hidden delay == Update 2022-03-06 (v0.9.0) == - Added option to customize bar height / width == Update 2022-02-19 (v0.8.1) == - Fix issue when select on search box == Update 2022-02-13 (v0.8.0): == - Added option to hide activation area - Misc bug fixes == Update 2021-04-10 (v0.7.1) == - Show left bar when start dragging a row - Add a bit timeout to avoid accidental activation of sidebar == update 2021-01-22 (v0.6.2) == - Adjust UI to avoid accidental click of multiple select check box == update 2021-01-15 (v0.6.1) == - Fix problem of compose button location due to Gmail UI change == update 2020-11-23 (v0.5.1) == - fix problem for side bar menu collapse == update 2020-10-19 (v0.4.0) == - update preferences == update 2020-10-13 (v0.3.0) == - hide top bar logo part