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ProtonMailCounter

by Kristian Kalm

v0.1.4 Updated Jan 12, 2026 18.11KiB
CWS
1K
Users
★ 4.18
11 reviews
#2555
of 33.6K
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Description

Source code is available at https://github.com/KristianKalm/ProtonMailCounter * There is official counter for the bookmark in Proton mail * Settings -> Messages and composing -> Show unread count in Favicon Unofficial Proton Mail counter extension for chrome, refreshes the count every 15 minutes. Extension launches pinned proton tab for 5 seconds in background to get the unread count, this allows to get the unread count without any credentials needed for the extension itself. Extension only has access to tab name, and gets the reads the value from "(1) Inbox", which is only displayed when the unread count favicon is off. If extension is not working check that the tab title matches this format. ProtonMail https://mail.proton.me/
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Reviews (2 cached)

★☆☆☆☆2025-01-20
Tom

Doesnt work. Send an email from somewere else but the extension showed nothing. Waited half an hour.

★★☆☆☆2024-11-23
Firas KRAIEM (StarCraft Monsters)

The extension shows that you can see the number of emails received in your inbox but in reality it doesn't work. This extension just opens the mail page in a new tab. I hope the developer can clarify or fix the problem.

Permissions (3)

Permissions

alarms Can schedule periodic background tasks storage Can store data locally in your browser tabs Can see your open tabs and their URLs

Details

Version 0.1.4
Updated Jan 12, 2026
Size 18.11KiB
First Seen Mar 22, 2026