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How Track My Mails works, what it can and cannot do, and how to set it up in a few minutes.
What it can do
- Opens with exact time, count and device
- Link clicks per link
- Ticks inside Gmail Sent
- Ignores your own opens
- Desktop, push and email alerts
- Reports, CSV and PDF export
- Many Gmail accounts, one login
- Device and click country
- Follow-up reminders
- Hot/Warm/Cold scores and follow-up tips
- Activity feed and templates in Gmail
What it cannot do
- How long someone read an email
- Opens when the recipient's privacy settings hide activity
- Direct attachment opens (use a cloud link)
- Emails sent from the Gmail phone app
- Exact person behind a forwarded email
Getting started
- Sign in with Google on the website.
- Open Extension in the dashboard, download the ZIP, unzip it and load it in
chrome://extensions(Developer mode → Load unpacked). - Click Connect this browser. No key copying needed — the browser links to your account automatically.
- Write an email in Gmail. A small Track My Mails toggle appears next to Send (works in every Gmail language). Send as usual.
Ticks in Gmail
In your Sent folder, ✓ means tracked and sent, ✓✓ means opened, with the open count beside it. Hover the ticks to see each open time and device; click through for the full history.
Open tracking
Track My Mails shows when your email is viewed, along with the time and device. Smart filtering makes sure your own views never inflate your stats.
Link click tracking (Pro)
Web links (http/https) — websites, Google Drive, Dropbox, Calendly, Zoom and more — can be tracked. Recipients go straight to the destination, and the click appears in your dashboard. mailto:/tel: links and direct attachments are not tracked; share PDFs as a cloud link to see who opened them.
Device & location
Each open shows the device type (desktop or mobile). Link clicks also show the country. Gmail sometimes hides the reader's location for opens, so location is shown only when it is reliable. Automated security checks are filtered out.
Follow-up reminders
Ask to be reminded if an email stays unopened — 24 hours, 48 hours or 3 days. Turn it on in Gmail compose with Notify me, or from the email's page in the dashboard. Reminders arrive while your dashboard or Gmail is open.
Smart follow-up timing (Pro)
Once an email has been opened, its page shows when this recipient usually reads: their peak day and hour, how fast they opened, and the latest activity. You also get a Hot/Warm/Cold engagement score (0–100) and a suggested follow-up window with a short tip. Everything is calculated by our own rules from open and click times — nothing is sent to any AI or third party, and your subject, text and attachments are never read.
Tools inside Gmail
A bell in the Gmail header shows your latest opens and clicks. Save templates for messages you send often and insert them from compose.
Notifications
Every plan gets one email alert for the first open and one for the first link click of each tracked email, sent to the Gmail you sent from — on by default. In-app pop-ups appear while the dashboard is open. Pro and Lifetime add push notifications that arrive even when the site is closed. Just allow notifications in your browser when Settings asks.
Dashboard & reports
See tracked emails, opens, open rate and clicks; Hot leads (3+ opens or a click), emails needing follow-up (unopened for 48h+), best day and hour to send, top links and most engaged recipients. Export to CSV or print to PDF. Free shows the last 7 days.
Multiple Gmail accounts
One Track My Mails login covers every Gmail in the browser. Each email is filed under the Gmail address that sent it.
Plans & billing
New accounts get 30 days of Pro free, no card required. Free: 200 tracked emails per month. Pro: unlimited, monthly or yearly. Lifetime: one payment. Invoices and receipts are under Plans & billing. Cancel any time — you keep Pro until the period you paid for ends, and you can resume before then.