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Google Notifier for Mac OS X 1.10.4 - Gmail Mail Checker

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Google Notifier for Mac OS X

Google Notifier for Mac OS X

Heinz Tschabitscher

The Bottom Line

Google Notifier for Mac OS X is a slick and simple but also clever and capable Gmail alert mechanism for the OS X menu bar that also previews senders and subjects, provides many shortcuts to the Gmail site and can make Gmail the default OS X mail program. You cannot, however, watch certain Gmail labels specifically with Google Notifier for Mac OS X or act on individual emails right away.

Pros

  • Google Notifier for Mac OS X announces new Gmail mail in the menu bar, a bezel and audibly
  • You can preview sender and subject and open messages directly from Google Notifier for Mac OS X
  • Google Notifier for Mac OS X lets you make Gmail the default OS X email program

Cons

  • Google Notifier for Mac OS X does not support Growl for notifications
  • You cannot easily differentiate by labels using Google Notifier for Mac OS X
  • You can't act on messages directly from within Google Notifier

Description

  • Google Notifier for Mac OS X counts and announces new Gmail messages in the OS X menu bar.
  • A sound can be played by Google Notifier for Mac OS X when new unread messages are detected, too.
  • Additionally, a pop-up window can display some message info when new mail arrives.
  • Google Notifier for Mac OS X lets you see the sender and subject of each new message.
  • Messages can be opened, new mail composed directly from Google Gmail Notifier for Mac OS X.
  • You can make Gmail the default OS X email app using Google Notifier for Mac OS X.
  • The Gmail notifier is accompanied by a similar alert application for Google Calendar.
  • Plug-ins can extend the notification features of Google Notifier for Mac OS X.
  • Google Notifier for Mac OS X supports Mac OS X 10.4+.

Guide Review - Google Notifier for Mac OS X 1.10.4 - Gmail Mail Checker

Imagine you have new mail in your Gmail account — and you don't even know it! If that is as unthinkable as it is unbearable to you, or if you just like to know when new Gmail arrives, Google Gmail Notifier for Mac OS X is your tool.

A simple icon in the menu bar announces and counts unread mail in your Gmail Inbox and lets you go to Gmail directly. Better even, Google Gmail Notifier for Mac OS X displays the sender and subject for each mail (optionally in a slick pop-up window) and lets you open messages individually, too.

You can even use Gmail Notifier for Mac OS X to make Gmail your default email handler in OS X (for mailto: links, for example).

With all that great integration of Gmail, your browser and OS X, it's a pity Google Gmail Notifier does not differentiate between labels. A way to archive, mark as spam or delete messages right away could make Google Gmail Notifier even more useful a tool.

A plug-in architecture lets you pep up the notification options a bit, by supporting Growl, for example.

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