Question 1

Can Gmail sort emails into folders automatically?

Accepted Answer

Gmail can auto-sort with filters, but only into labels — and labels are tags, not locations. Email Elysium adds auto-sort rules that file each email into a real nested folder tree the moment it arrives, and it suggests rules from the patterns already in your inbox instead of making you build every one by hand.

Question 2

How do I automatically categorize emails in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

Gmail's built-in categories (Primary, Promotions, Social, Updates) are fixed — you can turn them on or off, but you can't add your own. For categories you define, you need rules. Email Elysium matches on sender, domain, subject, or the unsubscribe header and files mail into folders you name yourself, nested as deep as you like.

Question 3

What does "Nest label under" do in Gmail?

Accepted Answer

It makes one label a sublabel of another, which is Gmail's only built-in nesting. It works one level deep, the sublabels are collapsed by default, and the expand state doesn't reliably persist — which is why nested labels so often look like they've vanished.

Question 4

Does Email Elysium need permission to read my Gmail?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no OAuth, no scope, and no consent screen — it requests nothing from Google at all. It reads the message list Gmail has already rendered in your tab, so it has no API access to send, delete, or modify anything even if it wanted to.

Question 5

Is Email Elysium free?

Accepted Answer

The folder tree, auto-sort rules, smart folders, snooze, unsubscribe surfacing, and local analytics are all free, with no trial and no caps. Premium ($4/month or $40/year) adds the network graph, opt-in open tracking, and a booking page.

Question 6

Do the folders sync to my phone or Outlook?

Accepted Answer

No — and that's the honest tradeoff of running entirely in your browser. Your folder tree lives in the Gmail tab on the computers where you've installed the extension. Nothing is written back to your Google account, so nothing follows you to the Gmail mobile app or an IMAP client.