How to Schedule Emails in Gmail Using Rightinbox

Have you ever needed to send an email reminder or memo, but not right at that moment? Whether it’s a reminder to submit a report or to prepare materials for an upcoming meeting, timing is crucial. Sending your emails at the right time ensures they are taken seriously and that the recipients have adequate time to act.

Instead of drafting an email and leaving it in your drafts folder – only to forget about it due to a busy schedule – why not schedule it to send automatically? In this tutorial, we will show you how to do just that with Rightinbox, a browser extension that integrates with Gmail to provide a ‘Send Later’ feature.

Note: Rightinbox is available on Mozilla Firefox and Chrome browsers across all platforms.

Installing Rightinbox

To get started, visit the Rightinbox website and download the extension.

Your browser (in this tutorial, we’re using Chrome) will prompt you to continue the download process. Click ‘Continue’ to proceed.

A pop-up will appear below your browser’s address bar. Click ‘Install’ to begin the installation.

Once the installation is complete, you will receive a notification.

If your Gmail inbox is already open, refresh the page to receive a notification. Click the ‘Continue’ button.

Rightinbox will now request access to your Gmail account to add the ‘Send Later’ button. Click ‘Grant Access’ to proceed.

Installation is now complete. You’ll see another notification in your Gmail account. Click ‘Close,’ and Rightinbox will be ready to use.

Scheduling an Email

To schedule an email, start by clicking the compose button in Gmail.

You’ll now see two buttons: ‘Send Now’ and ‘Send Later’. Click ‘Send Later’ to schedule your email.

Rightinbox offers preset scheduling options, such as sending the email in 1, 2, or 4 hours, or the next day. You can also set a custom time by selecting ‘at a specific time.’

When choosing ‘at a specific time,’ a pop-up window will appear. Enter your preferred time for the email to be sent.

Once you’ve set the time, click ‘Schedule’ to finalize your email’s delivery time.

Your email is now scheduled to be sent at the time you specified.

Each time you schedule an email, it will be saved in the ‘Drafts’ folder. When the scheduled time arrives, the email will be sent automatically and moved to your ‘Sent’ folder for reference.

Conclusion

Although Gmail does not natively support email scheduling, the Rightinbox extension ensures you never miss sending an important email or reminder again.