Receiving confirmation of reading is sometimes necessary, especially when sending important emails for work or to send urgent notices and you want to know if that message was read by the recipient and when. This Read Confirmation is a function that email clients such as Microsoft Outlook have, although not without limit.
In fact, if the email is opened via the web or if it refuses to send the read receipt, it will be impossible for the sender to know if that message has been opened and read.
Gmail, like any other web mail service, does not have the read confirmation function unless you install an extension for Chrome or Firefox that allows you to enable the tracking of the email and know if it is opened and, presumably, also read by the recipient.
READ ALSO: Receive read email confirmation when received and opened
1) The extension to know if an email sent with Gmail is opened and read is Streak for Google Chrome browser.
Streak will also tell where the email was opened by opening a map and locating the recipients' location.
An eye drawing icon will appear when sending an email using Streak.
When the recipient opens the message, the eye icon will turn green, indicating to the sender that the email has been read.
The recipient obviously doesn't need to have Streak installed.
2) A second extension that works well on Gmail for tracking messages is Mailtrack for Google Chrome.
The extension requires access with the Google account and works a little Whatsapp-style.
When you send an email to someone, the green tick appears next to that message in sent mail.
When the recipient reads it, two green signs will be shown which, on mouseover, show who and when they read the message.
This application works by inserting a small fragment of code in the header of each email sent.
3) Unlimited Email Tracker is a Chrome extension that adds the tracker to emails sent with Gmail, so that, as soon as the user opens the email, the notification arrives on the desktop that communicates that it has been read.
4) The YesWare alternative for now only works on Google Chrome and is not free.
YesWare is a more complex service intended for those who use Gmail for business, for corporate use, within an organization or for a project.
In fact, with YesWare it is possible to: trace emails by receiving the read receipt, share reports and information in real time, without the need to send other emails and create email templates.
5) Wasitviewed.com is finally a free website that allows you to send a traceable email, which works with any Emai l address, to find out if the recipient clicks the link sent .
In the form you must enter the internet address of the site, your email address and any additional notes.
When the recipient of the message clicks that link, you will receive a confirmation.
