Block email tracking pixels and see who tried to track you
Mailshade is an open-source browser extension that strips tracking pixels from your inbox before they load, unwraps click-tracking redirect links, and gives you a clear dashboard of every sender that tried to spy on you opening an email.
How Mailshade compares
Placeholder snapshot of the email-tracker-blocker space. Final capability matrix lands in week 1 after we hand-verify each competitor — we will not fabricate features they do not ship.
| Extension | Multi-client | Dashboard | Link unwrapping | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mailshade | Yes (Gmail, Outlook, Office 365, Superhuman, Yahoo, ProtonMail) | Yes — blocked-event log + sender breakdown | Yes — known redirect domains | Yes (AGPL-3.0) |
| Ugly Email | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| PixelBlock | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Trocker | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Gblock | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
Pricing
One-time or subscription, your call. All tiers include every feature. 30-day no-questions refund. Payments handled by Polar.
Founders Lifetime
One-time payment. Lifetime updates. Locked when 1000 founder seats sell out.
Lifetime
One-time payment. Lifetime updates. Standard tier after founders run out.
Annual
Per year. Roughly $2.42/month. Auto-renew, cancel any time.
Monthly
Per month. Lowest commitment, easiest to try.