Rob's Gmail AutoCaps

Automatically capitalises sentences, 'I', acronyms, days, months, titles, and proper nouns in Gmail

# Rob's Gmail AutoCaps - Professional Email Formatting, Automatically ## What It Does Rob's Gmail AutoCaps is a Chrome extension that automatically fixes capitalisation in your Gmail emails as you type. It watches what you're writing and intelligently capitalises words that should be capitalised - sentences, names, places, acronyms, days, months, and titles - all in real-time without you having to think about it. The extension works invisibly in the background. When you type "i'll meet robert in glasgow on monday to discuss the nhs project" and hit space after each word, it automatically becomes "I'll meet Robert in Glasgow on Monday to discuss the NHS project". No extra steps, no manual corrections, just properly formatted text. ## Why You Need It ### Save Time and Mental Energy How many times have you sent an email and noticed afterwards that you forgot to capitalise someone's name? Or that you wrote "i" instead of "I" throughout? Or that "ceo" should have been "CEO"? These small mistakes add up, and fixing them takes time and attention that you could spend on more important things. Most of us type quickly, especially in emails. We're focused on what we're saying, not on whether we remembered to capitalise "London" or "Mr Smith" or "BBC". Rob's Gmail AutoCaps handles all of this automatically, letting you focus entirely on your message while it ensures your formatting is professional. ### Look More Professional First impressions matter. An email full of capitalisation errors - even minor ones - makes you look careless or unprofessional. When you're emailing clients, colleagues, or potential employers, you want your writing to look polished and thoughtful. The extension helps you maintain professional standards effortlessly. Whether you're writing a quick reply or a detailed proposal, your capitalisation will be correct. You'll never again send an email asking someone to "meet me at heathrow on tuesday" when it should be "meet me at Heathrow on Tuesday". ### Especially Useful If You... **Type fast**: If you're a quick typist who focuses on speed over perfect capitalisation, this extension catches what you miss. **Have dyslexia or other learning differences**: Remembering capitalisation rules while composing can be cognitively demanding. The extension removes that burden. **Write a lot of emails**: The more you write, the more time you save. If you send 20 emails a day, that's potentially hundreds of manual corrections you no longer need to make. **Work with proper nouns frequently**: If your job involves lots of names, places, or brands (recruiters, estate agents, journalists, travel agents), you'll benefit enormously from automatic proper noun capitalisation. **Are learning English**: Native speakers intuitively know capitalisation rules, but learners often struggle. This provides real-time guidance and correction. ### UK-Focused but Universally Useful While the extension includes 200+ UK proper nouns (cities, brands, institutions, names), it works perfectly for anyone writing in English. The core features - sentence capitalisation, "I", acronyms, days, months, titles - are universal. You can also add your own proper nouns, so whether you're in New York or Sydney, you can customise it for your context. ## How It Works The extension uses intelligent word-boundary detection. It doesn't process every character you type - instead, it waits until you finish a word (by typing a space, punctuation, or newline), then checks if that word needs capitalisation. **Example**: When you type "meeting robert in london", here's what happens: - You type: m-e-e-t-i-n-g-[space] - Extension processes: "meeting" → no capitalisation needed (mid-sentence common noun) - You type: r-o-b-e-r-t-[space] - Extension processes: "robert" → capitalises to "Robert" (proper noun - name) - You type: i-n-[space] - Extension processes: "in" → no change needed - You type: l-o-n-d-o-n-[space] - Extension processes: "london" → capitalises to "London" (proper noun - city) This approach is fast, accurate, and never interrupts your typing flow. ## What It Capitalises ### Sentences First letter after a full stop, question mark, exclamation mark, or ellipsis. Handles mid-sentence abbreviations like "i.e." and "e.g." correctly (doesn't capitalise after these). ### The Pronoun "I" Automatically capitalises standalone "i" to "I". You can toggle this off if you prefer lowercase for informal contexts. ### Acronyms (40+ Built-in) CEO, NHS, UK, USA, HR, IT, PR, VAT, GDPR, RSVP, ASAP, FYI, FAQ, PDF, and theatre/arts-specific ones like BOP, ITC, BSL, RNIB. You can add unlimited custom acronyms. ### Titles and Honorifics (28 Built-in) Mr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Prof, Rev, Sir, Dame, Lord, Lady, Captain, Lieutenant, General, and more. Essential for professional correspondence. ### Days and Months Monday through Sunday, January through December. Never forget to capitalise these again. ### Proper Nouns (200+ UK Examples) **Cities**: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Bristol, Oxford, Cambridge, York, Brighton, Bath... **Regions**: England, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Yorkshire, Kent, Hampshire, Midlands, Highlands... **Institutions**: Westminster, Buckingham, Parliament, Holyrood, Imperial, Warwick, Durham, UCL, LSE, Tate... **Brands**: Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Waitrose, Marks & Spencer, Boots, Greggs, Pret, Costa... **Banks**: Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC, NatWest, Santander, Nationwide, Monzo, Revolut... **Transport**: Heathrow, Gatwick, Euston, Paddington, Waterloo, King's Cross... **Names**: Common UK first names (Oliver, George, Harry, Olivia, Amelia, Mohammed, James, Charlotte) and surnames (Smith, Jones, Taylor, Brown, Williams, Patel, Khan). You can add unlimited custom proper nouns - colleagues' names, your company name, local places, etc. ## Smart Features ### Won't Capitalise Where It Shouldn't - **Email addresses**: "contact [email protected]" stays lowercase in the email - **URLs**: "visit www.example.com" keeps the URL lowercase - **Inside words**: "item" stays as "item", not "ITem" (even though "it" is an acronym) - **Quoted text**: When replying, your quoted text remains untouched ### Undo Function Made a mistake or don't want something capitalised? Press Ctrl+Shift+Z (Cmd+Shift+Z on Mac) or click the undo button in the extension popup to reverse the last capitalisation. Works for the last 10 changes within 30 seconds. ### Usage Statistics See which capitalisations you use most frequently. The Statistics tab shows your top 20, helping you understand your writing patterns and identify words you might want to add to your custom lists. ### Fully Customisable - Toggle the entire extension on/off - Toggle "I" capitalisation separately - Add unlimited custom acronyms - Add unlimited custom proper nouns - All settings sync across your Chrome browsers ## Privacy and Performance The extension only works on mail.google.com. It doesn't send any data externally - everything processes locally in your browser. Your emails remain completely private. Settings sync through Chrome's built-in sync (if you're signed into Chrome), but no third parties ever see your data. Performance is excellent. The word-boundary approach means it only processes when needed, not on every keystroke. You won't notice any lag or slowdown. ## Perfect For - **Business professionals** writing client emails, proposals, reports - **Recruiters and HR** constantly writing names and companies - **Estate agents** writing about properties and locations - **Teachers and academics** maintaining professional communication standards - **Anyone who types quickly** and wants formatting to keep up - **People with dyslexia** who find capitalisation rules challenging - **English learners** who want real-time formatting help - **Anyone who cares about looking professional** in written communication ## Why Rob's Gmail AutoCaps Specifically? Unlike simple text expanders or autocorrect tools, this extension understands context. It knows the difference between "it" (the pronoun) and "IT" (the department). It knows "march" can be a month or a verb. It processes complete words after you finish typing them, so "item" never becomes "ITem". The UK focus is unique - no other tool includes 200+ British proper nouns out of the box. If you're based in the UK or write about UK topics frequently, this saves enormous time. The customisation is powerful but simple. Adding your company name or colleagues' names takes seconds, and they'll be capitalised correctly forever after. The undo function gives you control. Automatic doesn't mean inflexible - you can always reverse a change you didn't want. Most importantly, it just works. Install it, configure it once (or don't - the defaults are excellent), and forget about it. Your emails will simply be better formatted, automatically, forever. ## Bottom Line Rob's Gmail AutoCaps does one thing exceptionally well: it makes your Gmail writing look professional without requiring any effort from you. Install it once, configure it to your preferences, and never worry about capitalisation again. Your emails will look polished, your professional image will improve, and you'll save time on every message you write.