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Gmail

App Service · Note-taking & productivity apps · 41 mentions · 13 subreddits · discussed in r/productivity, r/Notion, r/webdev, r/ObsidianMD

Reddit take

Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.

Pros

  • Gmail and Google Calendar, which I run through Notion Calendar for easy access on my Mac.
  • The risk is lower if you use a commercial email provider (e.g. Gmail, Hotmail) since they strip out your IP from the header and replace it with their own.
  • Not perfect but something sustainable: Gmail for sign ups etc.
  • Use Gmail’s “manage subscriptions” feature to unsubscribe from as much as you can up front. 30 minutes with that should get you in good shape.
  • I separated my emails so certain ones go into certain tabs, based on keywords, so they don't just end up in the inbox (I use Gmail). It took a while and lots of tweaking, but at least my emails are manageable now.

Cons

  • They're just the normal stuff everyone uses -- Google Maps, Whatsapp, Gmail, Slack, etc.
  • Don’t even know if Gmail will still be around when they need them.
  • Parent context: Gmail did not allow shit as a substring, not sure if it does now. Someone whose name was that couldn’t get their email address. Reply: Gmail did not allow shit as a substring, not sure if it does now. Someone whose name w...
  • In Gmail, you can configure an email that will be sent to whoever you like after you haven't logged in for, e.g. 3 months.
  • gmail is flagging my brand's logo for some reason...

Sentiment

18 positive (44%) · 15 mixed (37%) · 8 negative (20%)

Trust + time weighted score: +27% · raw score 24%

What redditors said (10 of 41)

Gmail and Google Calendar, which I run through Notion Calendar for easy access on my Mac.
positive · u/m****r · r/productivity · comment · Dec 18, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
They're just the normal stuff everyone uses -- Google Maps, Whatsapp, Gmail, Slack, etc.
mixed · u/g****k · r/digitalnomad · comment · Nov 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The risk is lower if you use a commercial email provider (e.g. Gmail, Hotmail) since they strip out your IP from the header and replace it with their own.
positive · u/g****m · r/VPN · comment · Aug 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Don’t even know if Gmail will still be around when they need them.
mixed · u/f****- · r/daddit · Jan 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: Gmail did not allow shit as a substring, not sure if it does now. Someone whose name was that couldn’t get their email address. Reply: Gmail did not allow shit as a substring, not sure if it does now. Someone whose name was that couldn’t get their email address.
negative · u/s****h · r/webdev · comment · Nov 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
In Gmail, you can configure an email that will be sent to whoever you like after you haven't logged in for, e.g. 3 months.
mixed · u/T****t · r/ObsidianMD · comment · Dec 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
gmail is flagging my brand's logo for some reason...
negative · u/s****f · r/webdev · Dec 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Not perfect but something sustainable: Gmail for sign ups etc.
positive · u/I****0 · r/DataHoarder · comment · Dec 23, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I am only going to work with Gmail and Outlook email users for now as those are easier to integrate
mixed · u/S****8 · r/webdev · Dec 20, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Do you allow users to restrict people from uploading those same files, emails or other content into GMail?
mixed · u/t****t · r/sysadmin · comment · Dec 2, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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