Attachly Compared with Other Ways to Save Gmail as PDF

Updated October 2026 · v1.0.4

Several Chrome extensions save one Gmail message as a PDF. Chrome itself can do that single message through Print. The tools overlap on that small job.

Attachly is the better fit when you also need to print a selection, download the attachments, or drop a thread folder into a ZIP. If you only ever save one open email, another saver — or no extension at all — is enough.

Add Attachly to Chrome - Free

Stay with Chrome when the job is one email

Do not add an extension for a task the browser already finishes.

Open the message. Gmail on the web, the thread you need.
Print to PDF. Gmail’s print control, then Save as PDF.
Stop there. If that file is all you needed, you are done.

Use Attachly when the job is a set

The difference is selection, attachments, and a pack, not a different Gmail account.

Select more than one conversation. A one-message PDF tool often ignores the checkbox list. Attachly uses that list.
Pull the attachments out. PDF of the email body does not replace the invoice file that was attached.
Keep a thread folder. Full pack ZIP gives you a folder per thread for bookkeeping or a handover.

Honest tradeoffs

A dedicated one-email PDF tool can be simpler if that is your only action.
Attachly Free is not an unlimited archive of the whole mailbox. Premium is for the larger packs.
No extension here is affiliated with Google. Gmail’s print output is still Gmail’s.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I uninstall my other PDF saver?

Only if you no longer use it. Two extensions that both rewrite the Gmail toolbar can get in each other’s way. Keep the one that matches the job.

Does Attachly replace Google Takeout?

No. Takeout is Google’s mailbox export. Attachly is a selective PDF, print, and attachment download from the open Gmail tab.

Which plan do I need?

Try Free on a real selection. Move to Premium when the batch is bigger than the Free limits on the product page.