How to Install a Gmail Add-On

Gmail is one of the most popular email providers in the world, well-loved for its stability and large feature set. One of the more interesting features in Gmail is the ability to install add-ons.

An add-on in Gmail is an app that you install on your account that provides you with some additional functionality. This could be something like a to-do add-on that helps you stay organized or an invoicing add-on that helps you keep up with your business.

But if you have never installed an add-on in Gmail before, then you might be confused about how to get started. Our tutorial below will show you how to locate and install a Gmail add-on so that you can get the additional functionality out of your email account that you have been looking for.

How to Get an Add On for Gmail

The steps in this article were performed in the desktop version of Google Chrome. You can also complete these steps in other desktop versions of Web browsers as well. Once you have finished the steps below, you will add installed an add-on for your Gmail account.

Step 1: Sign into your Gmail account in a desktop Web browser.

Step 2: Click the gear icon at the top-right of the window, then choose the Get add-ons option.

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Step 3: Scroll through the list of add-ons and select one that you want, or use the search field at the top of the window to search for the add-on you would like to install.

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Step 4: Click the blue Install button at the top-right corner of the window.

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Step 5: Click the Continue button to authorize the app to start installing on your Gmail account.

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Depending on the add-on that you are attempting to install, you will then be presented with a series of screens asking for your permission to perform certain actions. Once you have finished giving the app the permissions it requests, the add-on will be installed and ready for you to use.

Now that you know how to install a Gmail add-on, you can start to install these items to your Gmail account and increase the functionality that you experience while working with Google’s mail app.

Are you trying to use Gmail on your smartphone or in Microsoft Outlook, but you need to enable IMAP before you are able to make it work? Find out how to enable IMAP in Gmail so you can start accessing your email account from other devices and applications.

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