---
title: "Vmail Plus: free Gmail read receipts & dictation – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "3,000 users, rated 4.96 by 206 people. Version 2.15.0, updated 2026-11-11. Requests 15 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl"
---

# Vmail Plus: free Gmail read receipts & dictation

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 3,000
- Rating: 4.96 from 206 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-12 05:45 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: +1,000
- Users gained in 30 days: – (needs a month of history)
- Rank by users: #12,533 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Communication: #214 of 7,816

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Free for Gmail: know when your email is read, dictate, listen to emails, chat view. No account, no subscription.

- Extension ID: `hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl`
- Developer: [ShowF](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ufcca908cb58c8e4a8b15b52a9939050b)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Communication](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/communication)
- First published: 2026-10-12
- Last updated: 2026-11-11
- Version: `2.15.0`
- Size: 1.24 MiB
- Minimum Chrome: 109
- Languages (9): Deutsch, English, Nederlands, español, français, italiano, português (Brasil), русский, עברית
- Support page: `https://email36.com/ext`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/vmail-plus-free-gmail-rea/hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-12 | 3,000 | 4.96 | 206 |
| 2026-11-11 | 3,000 | 4.96 | 206 |
| 2026-11-10 | 2,000 | 4.97 | 171 |
| 2026-11-09 | 2,000 | 4.99 | 167 |
| 2026-11-06 | 2,000 | 5.00 | 143 |
| 2026-11-05 | 1,000 | 4.99 | 117 |
| 2026-11-04 | 1,000 | 4.99 | 117 |
| 2026-11-03 | 1,000 | 4.99 | 93 |
| 2026-11-02 | 1,000 | 4.99 | 93 |
| 2026-11-01 | 1,000 | 4.99 | 92 |
| 2026-10-30 | 1,000 | 4.99 | 73 |
| 2026-10-29 | 932 | 5.00 | 55 |
| 2026-10-27 | 622 | 5.00 | 34 |
| 2026-10-25 | 606 | 5.00 | 33 |
| 2026-10-23 | 492 | 5.00 | 22 |
| 2026-10-22 | 435 | 5.00 | 18 |
| 2026-10-21 | 346 | 5.00 | 14 |
| 2026-10-20 | 229 | 5.00 | 9 |
| 2026-10-19 | 102 | 5.00 | 5 |
| 2026-10-17 | 32 | 5.00 | 4 |
| 2026-10-16 | 16 | 5.00 | 2 |
| 2026-10-15 | – | – | – |
| 2026-10-14 | – | – | – |
| 2026-10-13 | – | – | – |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-11-12: New version `2.15.0`, replacing `2.14.1`.
- 2026-11-11: New version `2.14.1`, replacing `2.13.0`.
- 2026-11-11: Renamed from “Vmail Plus” to “Vmail Plus: free Gmail read receipts & dictation”.
- 2026-11-11: The summary on the listing changed.
- 2026-11-10: New version `2.13.0`, replacing `2.12.2`.
- 2026-11-09: New version `2.12.2`, replacing `2.11.0`.
- 2026-11-06: New version `2.11.0`, replacing `2.9.1`.
- 2026-11-05: New version `2.9.1`, replacing `2.8.2`.
- 2026-11-05: Added the permissions `activeTab`, `contextMenus`.
- 2026-11-04: New version `2.8.2`, replacing `2.6.1`.
- 2026-11-03: New version `2.6.1`, replacing `2.6.0`.
- 2026-11-02: New version `2.6.0`, replacing `2.5.0`.
- 2026-11-01: New version `2.5.0`, replacing `2.3.0`.
- 2026-10-30: New version `2.3.0`, replacing `2.2.0`.
- 2026-10-29: New version `2.2.0`, replacing `2.1.2`.
- 2026-10-27: New version `2.1.2`, replacing `2.0.2`.
- 2026-10-25: New version `2.0.2`, replacing `1.13.0`.
- 2026-10-25: Added the permission `idle`.
- 2026-10-23: New version `1.13.0`, replacing `1.11.25`.
- 2026-10-22: New version `1.11.25`, replacing `1.11.15`.
- 2026-10-21: New version `1.11.15`, replacing `1.10.7`.
- 2026-10-20: New version `1.10.7`, replacing `1.9.43`.
- 2026-10-19: New version `1.9.43`, replacing `1.9.3`.
- 2026-10-19: Added the permission `scripting`.
- 2026-10-19: Added the optional site `https://*/*`.
- 2026-10-17: Now trusted by Enhanced Safe Browsing.
- 2026-10-17: New version `1.9.3`, replacing `1.8.3`.
- 2026-10-17: Added the optional sites `https://speech.platform.bing.com/*`, `wss://speech.platform.bing.com/*`.
- 2026-10-16: New version `1.8.3`, replacing `1.7.1`.
- 2026-10-15: New version `1.7.1`, replacing `1.5.3`.
- 2026-10-14: New version `1.5.3`, replacing `1.1.2`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-10-13.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `https://api.i-call.me/*`: api.i-call.me
- `https://mail.google.com/*`: mail.google.com
- `https://t.email36.com/*`: t.email36.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `https://mail.google.com/*`: mail.google.com

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `alarms`: Run tasks on a schedule
- `clipboardWrite`: Change what's in your clipboard
- `contextMenus`: Add items to the right-click menu
- `declarativeNetRequest`: Block or change network requests, using rules
- `idle`: Detect when you're away from the computer
- `notifications`: Show notifications
- `offscreen`: Open a hidden page for background work
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser
- `webRequest`: Watch network requests on the sites it can reach
- `webRequestAuthProvider`: Answer sign-in prompts from sites

### Asked for later, if you agree

- `https://*/*`: Every website
- `https://speech.platform.bing.com/*`: speech.platform.bing.com
- `wss://speech.platform.bing.com/*`: speech.platform.bing.com

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [ShowLef](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hibookeofnmdllfleebckdkbgijpklfb) | 134 | 5.00 | 1 | Tools |
| [Techloq Express](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/flgfcaholpgcgmfbmmoiofpddmbgcoem) | 92 | 4.33 | 3 | Tools |
| [AI Usage Monitor – Claude Code & Codex](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ehehkgjhhmcegccklgcbjmfiplipopig) | 77 | 5.00 | 1 | Developer Tools |
| [Otapp](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/gaddmhbapgglkioakccheoiandkogmmm) | 22 | – | – | Tools |
| [Gmail Thread Extractor Pro](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/nhfhndjnikblnlmnfmceklmcpmkiefjg) | 13 | – | – | Developer Tools |

All 6 extensions by [ShowF](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/ufcca908cb58c8e4a8b15b52a9939050b).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-12 05:45 UTC; next check around 2026-11-19.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Vmail Plus: free Gmail read receipts & dictation” (hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl,
  title   = {Vmail Plus: free Gmail read receipts & dictation (hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-12},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/hljhpjednhmpnfidpffflkfbmhchcodl},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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