Gmail Shield
Gmail Shield enhances your Gmail experience by displaying the sender's company and its icon directly below their name.
Features
- Company and Icon Display: Instantly view the sender's company and its icon beneath their name for quick identification.
- Highlight Untrusted Companies (optional): Marks emails in red if the sender's company is not in your allowed list.
- Cloud Sync with GitHub Gist (optional): Keep your trusted companies list synchronized across all your devices.
Advanced Management
- Quick Company Actions: Click the displayed company to:
- Add it to your personal list (for the current account).
- Add it to the global list (shared across all your accounts).
- Remove it from trusted lists.
Custom Configuration
- Options:
addIcon: Enable/disable the company icon display.
addDomain: Enable/disable the company name display.
allowedDomains: Define your trusted companies to control highlighting.
GitHub Gist Sync Setup (Optional)
Quick Start
- Get GitHub Token: Go to https://github.com/settings/tokens → Generate new token (classic) → Select
gist scope → Copy
- Create Gist: Visit https://gist.github.com → Click Create secret gist → Copy the Gist ID from the URL
Configure:
- Open Tampermonkey (browser icon)
- Click Gmail Shield → Edit
- Go to Storage tab (maybe you need to set the advanced mode in the settings)
- Fill the values:
gms_token → Your GitHub token
gms_gistId → Your Gist ID
- Save
Done! Your list syncs automatically every 5 minutes.
How It Works
- Changes sync automatically when you click companies
- Downloads updates from Gist every 5 minutes
- Works across all devices that have the credentials configured
Why Use Gmail Shield?
- Quickly identify senders without opening emails.
- Simplify email management with company-based organization.
- Keep untrusted emails visually marked for safety.
- Sync your trusted list across devices securely.