Hide unused labels instead of delete them
Sometime a label is useful during a certain period of time. Despite a label is no longer applied to new messages, it is still important to be kept to tag old ones. For example, a messages related to a renovation you've made to your house in the past. The renovation is over, but you want to keep the history.
For the sake of cleanliness, It would be useful to be able to hide unused old label from the side bar. Messages tag with that label should still be found though.
R.B.
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Alexander
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Current situation:
Over time, labels accumulate — from previous jobs, old email accounts, or past projects. These labels are still valuable for archival purposes, but they clutter the label panel and make it harder to navigate to the labels I actually use day-to-day.
Requested feature:
Add an option to hide specific labels from the label panel (sidebar) without deleting them. Hidden labels would still exist and remain searchable, but would not appear in the main label list.
Why this matters:
- Keeps the label panel focused on active, relevant labels
- Avoids the need to delete labels that still hold archival value
- Reduces visual noise without sacrificing access to historical dataSuggested implementation:
A simple toggle per label (e.g., "Show in label panel") in the label settings would be sufficient.