Polls, right inside Gmail

Yes. Polls for Gmail has a free Chrome extension that adds a poll button to every Gmail compose window, a live Polls sidebar, and poll status next to emails that contain a poll. Recipients vote in one click from their inbox, in any email client.

Yes. The extension is free to install, and the Free plan includes every poll type. Standard ($75/year) gives you 5 voted polls a month, and Pro ($120/year) adds unlimited polls, multi-question polls, vote reminders, templates, exports and no branding.

No. It requests no Google account permissions and never stores or sends email content. When you send an email that contains a poll you inserted, it notes the To and Cc addresses of that one email, so reminders and scheduling invites reach the right people.

Both create the same polls in the same account. The Gmail add-on works in Gmail on the web, in any browser. The Chrome extension lives directly in Gmail on desktop Chrome, with a slide-out builder, a live preview, a live results sidebar, and poll status next to emails. Use either one, or both.

Single choice, multiple choice, date and time (tap days on a calendar and pick times), star rating, yes/no, ranked choice, and open-ended responses. On Pro you can ask up to 5 questions in one poll.

No. Polls arrive as part of your email and voting is one click, with no extension, account or app. Polls work in Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail and every other email client.

When a date and time poll has a winner, click Schedule in the Polls sidebar. Google Calendar opens with the time, a message and every recipient already invited. You review it and click Save.

Right-click the Polls for Gmail icon in Chrome's toolbar and choose Remove from Chrome. Your polls stay safe in your account and dashboard.