One-Click Inbox Zero

Archive all read emails in Gmail with one click.

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Build a Chrome extension called "One-Click Inbox Zero" that adds an "Archive all read" button to Gmail's toolbar. A content script injects the button on mail.google.com. Clicking selects all currently visible read emails in the inbox view and triggers Gmail's archive action via the existing toolbar selectors. Include a confirmation modal showing how many emails will be archived. Options for: include/exclude starred, only archive emails older than N days. Permissions: storage, activeTab. Host permissions: https://mail.google.com/*. Manifest V3 with content script.

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  3. PlugThis generates the full Manifest V3 extension in 60-90 seconds.
  4. Download the zip, extract it, and load it via chrome://extensions developer mode.

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