Block email tracking pixels and see who tried to track you

Mailshade is a privacy-first browser extension that network-blocks requests matching reviewed tracking-pixel endpoints, detects pixels and tracking links in opened messages, and lets you choose a direct destination or the original link. Its dashboard shows which senders attempted tracking.

  • Works in Gmail, Outlook, Office 365, Superhuman, Yahoo & ProtonMail; each client is opt-in.
  • Tracker history stays local; settings can sync through Chrome Sync.
  • Core inbox history is not transmitted; paid auth/Polar calls and off-by-default crash reports are documented.
  • Mailshade is AGPL-3.0-or-later; available versioned source archives and checksums are listed at mailshade.org/source.
Animated demo: a tracker pixel appears in an inbox row, then a red eye icon reveals the detected tracker domain.
Eye icon reveals the tracker domain detected in an opened message.

Evidence-led comparisons

Product-scope facts are tied to dated first-party sources. Comparative blocking, precision, link, privacy and reporting results remain pending the published browser benchmark; Mailshade does not name a winner before the exact public packages and raw evidence pass that method.

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Pricing

Reviewed-endpoint blocking, link warnings with direct/original choice, tracker-domain network allow rules, rolling 7-day history and a top-10 sender view stay free after a 14-day Pro trial. Pro adds full retained history, top 30, CSV export and sender mute/strict-scan controls; every paid plan includes the same Pro features. 30-day no-questions refund. Payments handled by Polar as Merchant of Record.

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$29per year

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$3.99per month

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