Google itself recommends this extension, so I trust it. You can read the Terms of Service for Mailtrack on this page if you have not already done so. The page will ask if you are sure you trust the extension, for safety reasons. Next up is granting Mailtrack access to your Google account. Go ahead and choose which Google account to connect the extension to (if you have more than one), and confirm your password to sign in. The Getting Started page is going to first tell you that you have to connect to your Gmail account. Just click THIS LINK to go straight to it and then click the blue ”Add to Chrome” button.Īs soon as it finishes adding itself, two windows will pop open automatically on the computer: your primary (signed in) Gmail account, and the ”Getting Started” page for the Mailtrack Extension.įirst, click your Gmail tab and click the blue ”enable” box. To make this magic happen, you’re going to need to add the ”Mailtrack” extension to Chrome from the Chrome Webstore before you can activate it. Yeehaw! This is the method I will be using from now on. There is a Chrome extension available to plug right into your Gmail.

How to Request a Read Receipt in Gmail Using a Chrome Extension

I’m going to show you the easiest way to accomplish your goal, using an extension called Mailtrack within Google Chrome. However, all is not lost! If you are a Gmail user, there are still a couple of options other than loading Gmail through a desktop client that you may not wish to use (such as Outlook). Nearly every email program I have used offers read receipts. Sadly, Gmail itself does not have this function included.

Outlook read receipt and gmail