I was hoping it would make gmail look like the screenshots, but those are just screenshots of the configuration page. Basically, what this extension provides is dozens of check boxes. Each box, when checked, removes one small element (a button, toolbar, etc.) from your gmail. Sometimes it's not easy to tell what element a checkbox will remove. It's okay, but it's tedious and after my first pass I just ended up with a ridiculously bare gmail.com, so I uninstalled it.
I doubt google would change gmail because of this. Google would rather their developers work on things that will bring in more users than have them spend time trying to stop ad-hiding.
Protip: leave "Hide Ads" unchecked if you're using Rapportive. I installed this extension and scratched my head for a few days wondering where the Rapportive sidebar was.
(In general, I'm a big fan of Minimalist Gmail to get rid of all the clutter. Gmail has been around for ~7 years now, but I wonder why they still have the "Invite a Friend" panel.)
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[ 3.9 ms ] story [ 42.8 ms ] threadThen again, Chrome allows AdBlock in its extension gallery.
(In general, I'm a big fan of Minimalist Gmail to get rid of all the clutter. Gmail has been around for ~7 years now, but I wonder why they still have the "Invite a Friend" panel.)