Gmail celebrates its twentieth anniversary! Do you remember what she looked like at that time? – Yagyuma no Mori – Window Forest

This month marks the 20th anniversary of Gmail. Congratulations, Gmail! I am always in debt.

happy 20th birthday,@gmail! 🎉

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— Google Workspace (@GoogleWorkspace)April 1, 2024

When you hear stories like this, aren't you curious about what UI looked like back then? In times like these, I want you to remember the website “Web Design Museum”. Here, screenshots of old websites, mobile apps, and software from the 1990s through the mid-2000s are archived, allowing you to experience nostalgic designs. Things like these are now considered cultural heritage and can be collected.

The “Web Design Museum” collects nostalgic app and website designs

Unfortunately, this Web Design Museum also didn't include a screen listing emails from Gmail, but fortunately the login screen did. I definitely felt that way.

Gmail login screen in 2004

Compared to today's simple login screen, it feels a world away.

The current Google Account sign-in screen.

Gmail will have a completely new user interface in 2022, and the old Plain HTML will be gone. Will the next major renovation happen in about 10 years? What did it look like at that time? Maybe email itself is becoming obsolete…

Happy 20th birthday to Gmail!

On April 1, 2004, Gmail was launched.#Internet historypic.twitter.com/Rmd6A1sdUB

— Web Design Museum (@WebDesignMuseum)April 1, 2024