Quiet Tab

Overview

Quiet Tab is a tiny Chrome extension that removes the distracting unread email count (like “(4)”) from Gmail’s browser tab title. It’s built for anyone who keeps Gmail open while working and wants fewer attention triggers and less background anxiety.

It runs only on mail.google.com, requires zero special permissions, and doesn’t collect any data.

Why we built it

Gmail’s unread badge in the tab title is a persistent attention trigger. Quiet Tab removes that trigger while keeping Gmail open and accessible when you choose to check it.

How it works

1. Install the extension (Chrome Web Store listing pending) 2. Open Gmail as usual 3. Quiet Tab watches for title changes as Gmail updates unread counts 4. It removes the “(number)” pattern locally and updates the tab title 5. Gmail stays open, but the nagging count disappears

Feature highlights

• Removes the unread count from Gmail tab titles automatically
• Zero special permissions; runs only on `https://mail.google.com/*`
• No tracking, no analytics, no data collection
• Open source and inspectable

Notes

• Category: Browser extension · Productivity / Focus
• Platform: Chrome Extension (Manifest V3)
• Pricing: Free (open source)
• Permissions: None (`"permissions": []`); content script scoped to Gmail only
• Data: Does not collect, store, transmit, or process personal data
• Attribution: Skylark Creations — product concept, design, development, and landing page