How I Stopped Spending 40 Minutes a Day on Email: The Story Behind One Extension
Source: Dev.to
The Problem
Morning: I open Gmail and realize that for the next 40 minutes I’m not actually working — I’m wording things, clarifying details, asking to send something later, politely declining, reminding.
At first I wrote everything myself. Then, like many others, I moved to ChatGPT.
At some point I realized I was spending too much time copy‑pasting and switching between tabs.
The Idea
What if an AI email generator lived right inside Gmail and Outlook, so you wouldn’t have to leave the tab at all?
A small browser extension that appears exactly where I already work — in the email interface.
The Solution: AI Email Generator
The extension does one very simple thing: it removes the blank white screen. Instead of “How do I start?”, you immediately see a draft and work with that.
When you need to write an email from scratch rather than reply, the flow is the same: open a new message window, set the goal and tone, describe the situation in a couple of words, and the AI email generator creates a draft that’s already pleasant to work with. As a result, you’re not staring at an empty “Write an email” field — you’re editing an almost finished text.
Key Features
- Quick setup – Choose the intent, category, tone (from friendly to strictly formal), length, and language in a couple of clicks.
- Quick replies – For Gmail and Outlook, a single click generates a ready‑to‑send draft.
- Versatility – Works both as an email reply generator and as an assistant for writing new emails from scratch.
And most importantly — it’s free. I use this tool myself every day and want it to help others too.
Try It Out
You can install the extension from the Chrome Web Store:
AI Email Generator – Chrome Web Store
I’d really appreciate any feedback in the comments! What features should be added to make your work even easier?