Bye vs Google Apps Script for clearing Gmail Trash

Both can permanently remove mail on a schedule. The difference is who maintains the machine.

Apps Script

Free within Google quotas.
You write search + delete logic and a time trigger.
You debug auth, failures, and quota errors.
Great if you like owning the code.

Bye

Chrome extension with a block list and dashboard.
Runs while signed in (about every five minutes).
Multi-account management on paid plans.
One-click Spam/Trash cleaning.
You review Google permissions and pay if you outgrow the free limits.

Honest pick

Choose Script if you want zero vendor and you will maintain it. Choose Bye if you want a UI and you are fine granting the scopes needed to clean Spam and Trash.

Want blocked mail gone without a script? Try BYE! It clears senders you choose from Spam and Trash while signed in, and can one-click clean those folders.

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