---
title: "Making Gmail Useful by Removing Modern Gmail"
categories:
- blog
abstract: the old UI is still there, thanks Satan!
date: 2023-02-19T07:28:19+01:00
year: 2023
draft: false
tags: 
- Gmail
- Google
- Emacs
- notmuch
- mbsync
---
The current Gmail is barely usable. Everything is big, clumsy, and dull. And it has a loading screen. A webpage in 2023 with a loading screen!

The best way to enjoy being forced to use Gmail is via a desktop app. My personal combo [mbsync](https://isync.sourceforge.io/mbsync.html) / [notmuch](https://notmuchmail.org/) / [emacs](https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) is relatively standard but still deserves it's own post.

But recently, I've learned that the old, fast, cute Gmail web interface is still available! Just go to [https://mail.google.com/mail?ui=html](https://mail.google.com/mail?ui=html) and enjoy. It even defaults to writing in plain text, as all clients should.