EasyEmail Extension Improves Automatic Replies on Gmail
Getting started with an email can be tricky, but it’s even worse when you go crazy after submitting the same formulaic answer to a question for the ninth time this week. If you need a little help responding to messages in an ever-growing inbox, EasyEmail uses machine learning (along with your email data) to automatically generate potential responses that you are too lazy to type yourself. (Whether the Chrome extension’s features are worth the slight invasion of privacy is up to you.)
EasyEmail is currently only compatible with Gmail. (Outlook support is coming later this year.) To get started, install the extension and give EasyEmail permission to view your inbox so it can recognize your writing style and suggest responses. And if you’re worried about what EasyEmail is pulling from your email, the company says it encrypts and stores any data it collects on Amazon’s web servers.
What about Google’s smart answers?
One of the biggest advantages of EasyEmail is that it gives you ready-made replies right in your browser, whereas the Smart Reply feature in Gmail – similar handling – is only available through the iOS or Android app or when using Google’s Inbox.
EasyEmail sentences appear at the beginning of each sentence and resemble the AutoCorrect feature on your smartphone, changing its output based on your previous input (which is why EasyEmail looks at your email responses). When I tried this, the extension correctly accepted what I wanted to say after I started typing “What” into the textbox. Great job.
EasyEmail’s suggested replies are also longer and more varied than Google’s Smart Reply options. You can even edit your EasyEmail list to include replies you use frequently and delete replies you never say.
You just need to click on the EasyEmail plus icon to add suggestions, and here you can also create hotkeys for general replies. This feature is great for turning EasyEmail into your primary text extension tool, allowing you to store pre-written sentences, paragraphs, greetings, or whatever you think requires a hotkey for quick access. (You should still try a full fledged text expansion app to cut down on the time you spend typing.)
To remove a suggested answer from your inbox, simply click the big X next to any suggestions you hate, such as “Let me know how I can help!” Just a thought.