Free email tracker: what you really get
“Free” email trackers are rarely the whole product. Here is what to look for before you install one — and what Glimpse Free includes.
The catch with many free trackers
- A line in every email. Many free plans add a logo or a “sent with” line to the bottom of your emails. Your customers see it.
- Only the first open. Some free plans show that an email was opened, but not how many times or when.
- False opens. Your own reading, preloading and spam scanners are often counted, so you get alerts that mean nothing.
- One place only. Often the tracker only works in the one browser where you installed it.
What Glimpse Free includes
Glimpse Free is the whole tracker, because a tracker is only useful if it is accurate:
- Invisible tracking — nothing added to your email
- Know when each email is opened, with the full open history
- Your own opens never counted; preloads and scanners marked “Maybe”
- Instant alerts on your phone and computer, with quiet hours
- ✓✓ read marks and an open-rate summary
- See who tracks you
- The Android app with a full inbox, the Chrome add-on for Gmail, and the website
- The connector for AI assistants: connect your AI assistant once and the emails it sends are tracked
What will be in Pro
A paid Pro plan is coming for extras that save time or help close deals — for example PDF tracking and AI writing help. Tracking itself stays free.
How to choose
Send yourself a test email from your phone and from your computer, then read it in your own Sent folder. A good tracker shows no open. Then send one to a friend and ask them to open it once. A good tracker shows exactly one open — no more, no fewer.