mailtrim vs Smart Delete for Gmail

mailtrim is a free, MIT-licensed Linux command-line tool for finding and clearing inbox clutter. It ranks senders by storage impact, then lets users bulk-delete selected senders or an entire domain; one command can remove more than 300 messages from one sender. A dry-run preview shows the proposed deletion first, and deleted mail remains restorable from Trash for up to 30 days. It works with Gmail and IMAP services such as Outlook, Fastmail, iCloud, and self-hosted servers. Gmail uses OAuth, while IMAP credentials do not retain the password locally. Optional AI tools provide triage, natural-language bulk operations, and weekly digests, but are disabled by default. When Anthropic handles AI requests, subjects, sender details, and snippets are sent, not full bodies or attachments. Metadata, tokens, rules, and undo logs stay under ~/.mailtrim/, with no analytics or usage tracking.

Smart Delete for Gmail is an extension and web add-on that helps Gmail users remove messages in bulk through pattern-based recommendations and rules. It detects recurring email patterns, uses behavior to create deletion rules, and suggests cleanup opportunities among frequent senders. Users can target senders or subject keywords, queue multiple deletions, and preview matches before acting. Starred and important emails are excluded automatically; deleted messages move to Gmail Trash and remain recoverable for 30 days. The add-on appears in Gmail’s sidebar and is available through Google Workspace Marketplace. Its stated permissions cover the open email’s sender and subject, mailbox searches for defined rules, and moving matching threads to Trash; it says email bodies and attachments are not accessed. Plans include Free at free, Light User at $1, paid once, Regular User at $2, paid once, and Power User at $10, paid once.