Create Gmail Links That Actually Work for Your Team

A Chrome extension that creates shareable Gmail links using email Message-IDs. Unlike regular Gmail URLs, these links work for anyone who received the email.

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Why Link Share for Gmail?

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Links That Work For Everyone

Unlike copying Gmail's URL, these links open the email for anyone who received it (To, CC, or BCC).

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One-Click Copying

Click the button next to any email and share the link with your team instantly.

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Privacy-First

Read-only access, no data collection, all processing happens locally in your browser.

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Customizable

Enable or disable buttons in different Gmail views via settings.

How It Works

The Problem

When you copy a Gmail URL from your browser, it only works for you. If you send it to someone else who received the same email, Gmail shows them a different URL - the link won't work.

The Solution

Link Share for Gmail™ creates special links using the email's unique RFC822 Message-ID. These links work for anyone who has access to the email, making it easy to reference and share emails with your team.

How it works technically: The extension uses read-only Gmail API access to fetch the Message-ID header from emails and creates shareable links in the format https://mail.google.com/mail/#search/rfc822msgid%3A<message-id>

Privacy & Security

What We Access

  • ✅ Message-ID headers only (via Gmail API)
  • ✅ Gmail DOM for button injection
  • ❌ No email content or bodies
  • ❌ No personal information

What We Store

  • ✅ User settings (view toggles)
  • ✅ Message-IDs cached in memory for 2 minutes
  • ❌ No email content
  • ❌ No persistent message data

Security Measures

  • Read-only OAuth scope - Cannot send, delete, or modify emails
  • No external servers - All processing happens locally
  • No tracking - Zero analytics or telemetry
  • Minimal permissions - Only what's required

Permissions Explained

Permission Why We Need It
identity OAuth 2.0 authentication with Google to access Gmail API
storage Save your preference settings
activeTab Access Gmail's DOM when you're viewing it
mail.google.com Inject our buttons into Gmail's interface
gmail.googleapis.com Fetch Message-ID headers via Gmail API (read-only)

OAuth 2.0 Usage Disclosure

Link Share for Gmail™ uses OAuth 2.0 to authenticate with Google's Gmail API. This allows the extension to:

  • Read email Message-ID headers (read-only access)
  • Provide you with shareable links to emails in your Gmail account

Important: The extension only requests read-only access to Gmail metadata (specifically Message-IDs). It cannot read email content, send emails, delete emails, or modify your Gmail account in any way.

Your OAuth tokens are stored securely by Chrome and are never transmitted to any external servers. All processing happens locally in your browser.

Support & Contact

For questions, bug reports, or feature requests: