Unsubmarine

Hacking an auto-unsubscribe into gmail. Also exploring the limitations of safely running third party code somewhere as sensitive as your primary inbox. Read more: https://smcllns.com/memo/unsubmarine

Usage

1. Install the Chrome Extension
2. Visit gmail (which is the only URL this extension works on: mail.google.com)
3. Click the extension button to launch Unsubmarine

Dev setup

The only runtime dependency is babel for es6. There is a small amount of home-rolled browser automation specific to gmail's web app. Any Unsubmarine UI rendered inside gmail is implemented with svelte.

1. Install dependencies: npm i
2. Compile svelte app and watch for changes: npm run dev
3. Load unpacked extension into Chrome: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/getstarted#manifest

Distribute extension or install locally

1. Install dependencies: npm i
2. Build files for extension: npm run build
3. After building, distribute/install the /extension directory

Known Limitations

• Split/side view mode is not yet supported (extension works when reading pane is disabled)

License

MIT