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How to unsubscribe from marketing emails on Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo & more
unsubscribe from marketing emails

How to unsubscribe from marketing emails on Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo & more

Learn how to easily unsubscribe from marketing emails on Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, Apple Mail, and more. Take control of your inbox today!

  • Aleksandra S
    Aleksandra S
7 min read
How to block emails in Outlook: Full guide
block emails in Outlook

How to block emails in Outlook: Full guide

Discover how to block unwanted emails in Outlook with our simple guide and regain control over your inbox.

  • Aleksandra S
    Aleksandra S
9 min read
Product update: jazz up your Rollups with new layout options
Product

Product update: jazz up your Rollups with new layout options

New layout options for your Rollups! Choose from featured, detailed, or compact view to get the most information from your Rollup digests ✨

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
3 min read
De-Googling: Migrating from Google Photos to Nextcloud
Privacy

De-Googling: Migrating from Google Photos to Nextcloud

In this guide, I share how I’m De-Googling my digital life by migrating from Google Photos to Nextcloud for better privacy and data control.

  • James Ivings
    James Ivings
7 min read
Product update: Daily Rollups are here!
Product

Product update: Daily Rollups are here!

New daily schedule for your Rollups! Choose multiple days or every day - you decide!

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
2 min read
New feature: Combine your favorite emails into beautiful digests with Rollups
Product

New feature: Combine your favorite emails into beautiful digests with Rollups

Discover how Rollups can help you organize your inbox with scheduled, curated email digests, giving you control over what and when you receive.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
3 min read
How to send privacy friendly emails
Privacy

How to send privacy friendly emails

Learn how to send privacy-friendly emails by following a 'code of ethics' for email senders that ensures both privacy and respect.

  • James Ivings
    James Ivings
5 min read
How does the Gmail unsubscribe button work?
Case Studies

How does the Gmail unsubscribe button work?

Learn how the Gmail unsubscribe button functions and how to ensure it shows up for your mailing-list emails, making unsubscribing easier.

  • James Ivings
    James Ivings
6 min read
New charity donation options: COVID-19 Response Fund & Lanta Animal Welfare
Product

New charity donation options: COVID-19 Response Fund & Lanta Animal Welfare

We now have 3 charities you can donate to at the checkout; plant a tree, contribute to COVID-19 research, or help to fund an animal shelter. Clean your inbox and give back to the world.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
3 min read
How to block email trackers and read receipts
Tips and Tricks

How to block email trackers and read receipts

Discover how to block email trackers and read receipts, and protect your privacy from tracking pixels and email monitoring.

  • James Ivings
    James Ivings
4 min read
Should I unsubscribe from emails in my spam folder?
Tips and Tricks

Should I unsubscribe from emails in my spam folder?

Learn why unsubscribing from emails in your spam folder might not be the best choice and discover how to manage spam more effectively.

  • James Ivings
    James Ivings
5 min read
Introducing the "tracker" and "unread" tags to help you unsubscribe
Tips and Tricks

Introducing the "tracker" and "unread" tags to help you unsubscribe

If you've logged into Leave Me Alone recently, you may have noticed some new tags: 'tracker' and 'unread'—designed to help you unsubscribe more efficiently.

  • James Ivings
    James Ivings
2 min read
Do companies who spam you with post also spam you with email?
Case Studies

Do companies who spam you with post also spam you with email?

We teamed up with our friends over at PaperKarma to figure out quite how strong the correlation was between email subscriptions and real life paper mail.

  • James Ivings
    James Ivings
5 min read
Introducing our new browser extension for scoring mailing lists - Subscription Score
Product

Introducing our new browser extension for scoring mailing lists - Subscription Score

Introducing Subscription Score, our brand new browser extension that identifies bad mailing lists and stops spam before it happens!

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
4 min read
Changes to how you login and connect your Gmail accounts to Leave Me Alone
Product

Changes to how you login and connect your Gmail accounts to Leave Me Alone

Discover the changes to Gmail login and account connection with Leave Me Alone, effective from January 1, 2020.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
4 min read
How this traveling couple built an app that helps you unsubscribe from unwanted emails
Behind the Scenes

How this traveling couple built an app that helps you unsubscribe from unwanted emails

Hello! I am Danielle, a digital nomad and indie maker. I am originally from the UK, but for the past 3 years I have been traveling full-time with my partner, best friend, and fellow developer James. This is the story of how we built Leave Me Alone!

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
20 min read
How to unsubscribe from Black Friday emails
Product

How to unsubscribe from Black Friday emails

Unsubscribe from newsletters, marketing spam, unwanted discounts, and other subscription emails. Take back control of your inbox this Black Friday!

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
4 min read
Bootstrapping with a simple, low-cost tech stack
Privacy

Bootstrapping with a simple, low-cost tech stack

Explore how we built a low-cost, privacy-first tech stack for our email unsubscribing service, and discover the technologies behind it.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
5 min read
How we created competitor comparison pages for Leave Me Alone
Product

How we created competitor comparison pages for Leave Me Alone

Discover how Leave Me Alone compares to Unroll.Me, Unsubscriber, and Cleanfox with our easy-to-read competitor comparison pages.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
5 min read
How we share all of our company stats and metrics publicly
Product

How we share all of our company stats and metrics publicly

As an Open Startup, we share our company metrics publicly. Learn how we created an open page to share key stats like revenue, users, and unsubscribed emails.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
6 min read
We live streamed for 14 hours from Bali for our v2.0 launch!
Product

We live streamed for 14 hours from Bali for our v2.0 launch!

To celebrate our v2.0 launch we hosted an event, interviewed entrepreneurs from around the world, and live streamed the whole day from Bali. Here's a breakdown of the most crazy, incredible, and exhausting 14 hours of our lives!

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
15 min read
Announcing the official launch of Leave Me Alone v2.0
Product

Announcing the official launch of Leave Me Alone v2.0

After 9 months of feedback, Leave Me Alone v2.0 is here! Enjoy a faster, better unsubscribing experience with new features.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
6 min read
We were featured in Lifehacker and got 1,057 new customers in 5 days
Product

We were featured in Lifehacker and got 1,057 new customers in 5 days

Discover how being featured in Lifehacker and a 28k-subscriber newsletter helped us gain 1,057 new customers in 5 days. Here’s a breakdown of the stats.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
6 min read
How we get awesome testimonials from our customers
Product

How we get awesome testimonials from our customers

Customer testimonials are important for both marketing and social validation. Here's how we get awesome testimonials from our customers to feature on our Wall of Love.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
5 min read
Unwanted emails dump 28,397 tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere every day
Product

Unwanted emails dump 28,397 tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere every day

Unwanted emails contribute thousands of tonnes of CO2 daily. Learn how unsubscribing with Leave Me Alone can help reduce your inbox's carbon footprint and fight climate change.

  • Danielle J
    Danielle J
6 min read
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