How to Automatically Label Emails in Gmail: Fewer Steps With Unpile
Set up a Gmail filter that labels a sender's mail automatically, apply it to the backlog too, and do the same in one sheet with Unpile.
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Notes on the pile
Why email piles up, why the usual tools don't help, and what we're building instead.
How to Unsubscribe From Emails in Gmail and Clear the Backlog
Unsubscribing stops what's coming, not what's already there. How to leave a mailing list in Gmail and then deal with the hundreds of old messages it left behind.
ReadArchive vs. Delete in Gmail: Clear Your Inbox Without Losing What Matters
What archiving and deleting actually do to a Gmail message, how to find either one again, and how to choose once per sender instead of once per email.
ReadHow to Mark All Emails as Read in Gmail, Made Easier With Unpile
Clear Gmail's unread count across your account, for one sender, or for a few messages, without deleting anything, and undo it if you clear too much.
ReadHow to Turn Emails Into Actionable Tasks With Unpile
Three labels, one clear next action per message, and Gmail's Add to Tasks for deadlines, so you stop rereading the same emails to remember what they need.
ReadHow to Delete All Emails From One Sender in Gmail
Search with from:, select every match and move it to Trash, plus how to narrow the search, undo a mistake, and get deleted mail back.
ReadHow to Check Email Less Often and Reduce Stress
What two studies say about checking email less, and a one-week experiment to try it without missing what's urgent.
ReadHow to Keep Your Gmail Inbox Organized After the Big Cleanup
Give recurring senders standing instructions with labels and Gmail filters, then keep the inbox tidy with a five-minute weekly check.
ReadHow Does Unpile Work? A Guide to Cleaning Up Your Gmail Inbox
How Unpile's sender-by-sender approach works, what happens to your messages, and what to know before connecting your account.
Read10 Best Email Cleaner Apps to Clean Your Inbox in 2026
Ten inbox cleaners compared on what matters most once the pile is in the thousands: how they handle your data, how easily you can undo a mistake, and how many decisions they ask of you.
ReadWhy Email Feels Impossible With ADHD (It's Not Willpower)
What 30 years of research on inbox overload says, and what actually helps.
ReadClean Up Your Gmail Inbox in 20 Minutes, Sender by Sender
One decision per sender instead of one per email, in plain Gmail or in Unpile.
ReadWhy we built Unpile
Nobody has a thousand unread emails because they don't care. They have them because cleaning up means a thousand tiny decisions, and every mail app asks you to make them one at a time. We wanted the opposite.
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