A single Gmail inbox quickly becomes overwhelming. Work messages sit next to newsletters, personal notes mix with automated alerts, and important threads get buried under low value emails. Simplehuman Tabs fix this by letting you divide your inbox into clean, focused sections that you can switch between instantly. Instead of trying to manage everything in one place, you create dedicated views that match how you work.
What Simplehuman Tabs Do
Simplehuman Tabs sit at the top of your Gmail inbox and act like separate inbox views. Each tab shows only the messages that match a label or a search query you choose. This means you can create a tab for clients, another for invoices, another for follow ups, and so on. Instead of scanning through unrelated messages, you jump into the exact category you want to handle.
It gives Gmail structure without changing how Gmail works. You decide the rules and Simplehuman builds a cleaner inbox around them.
Why Splitting Your Inbox Helps
Email gets stressful when everything lands in one place. Important messages mix with promotions, and you waste time finding what matters. Splitting your inbox removes that mental sorting. Each tab is a focused workspace. When you open a tab, you only see messages for that category, which cuts distractions and keeps you on task.
How to Create a New Simplehuman Tab
Creating a tab takes less than a minute.
- Open Gmail with Simplehuman installed
- Look for the Tabs section above your inbox
- Click the settings icon
- Click on tabs and add custom tabs
- Name you tab (you can also select an icon)
- Type your query
- Save and refresh if needed
Your new tab appears instantly along the top of your inbox.
Using Tabs as Part of Your Workflow
Once your tabs are set up, moving through your inbox becomes fast and simple. You start your day in the priority tab with only important messages. When you need to manage billing or finance, you switch to the invoice tab. For tasks you plan to return to, you open the follow up tab. Promotional content stays separate so it does not interrupt your work. You can switch between tabs using the Tab key and move to the previous one using Shift plus Tab.
Instead of searching around your inbox, you move through clear sections based on the work you are doing.
Here are some real-world examples of how you can split your inbox using Simplehuman tabs:
- Newsletters
- Invoices
- Purchases
- Emails from kids school
- Hiring emails
- Emails from my team
Keeping Your Tabs Updated
As your workflow evolves, you can change your tabs just as easily as you created them. Click the settings icon on the tab, adjust the query or rename it, and save. Everything updates immediately. Removing a tab is just as simple, and none of your emails are affected.
A More Organized Gmail Experience
Simplehuman Tabs turn your inbox into an organized dashboard instead of a chaotic list. You group messages by what matters, focus on one thing at a time, and move between tasks without losing your place. It is a cleaner, calmer, and more efficient way to use Gmail. By splitting your inbox, you gain control and free yourself from constant scrolling and searching.
