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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: November 17, 2004
- Total Downloads: 50,908
- Downloads last week: 1
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 38 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
This simple, free tool alerts you when you've got mail in your Gmail account. The novice-friendly Gmail Notifier is easy to install and set up, requiring only your username and password. A small white envelope is placed in your system tray. It's easy to see when new e-mail arrives, and a pop-up window provides information on the sender, subject, and time the e-mail was sent. If you miss the alert the first time, a handy option, Tell Me Again, will show the pop-up again. Gmail Notifier won't take you directly to a specific e-mail, but a double-click quickly takes you to your in-box.
Although the program automatically scans for new items every couple of minutes, you can right-click the system tray icon to check your in-box at any time. One note to potential users: we found that the promised audio alerts can't be set up from within Gmail Notifier. Instead, the publisher directs you to your computer's Control Panel.
No help file comes with the program, but Gmail users won't have any problems setting up and using this simple tool. Despite the extra steps to set up the audio notifications, any Gmail user will appreciate the desktop notifications when new e-mail arrives.
Publisher's description
From Google :The Gmail Notifier is a downloadable Windows application that alerts you when you have new Gmail messages. It displays an icon in your system tray to let you know if you have unread Gmail messages, and shows you their subjects, senders and snippets, all without your having to open a web browser. When you install the Notifier, you will be able to automatically check for new messages every two minutes. see a snippet of text from up to 30 unread messages, select a sound to indicate when you have new mail, and make Gmail your default e-mail application.
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User reviews of Gmail Notifier 1.0
- Average user rating: 4.3 stars out of 38 votes
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Gmail Notifier 1.0
"Works good only if you have Gmail."
Pros: I guess it's pretty obvious that this product only works if you have Google Mail. I love it since it has a very smooth sound when you received new mail, and has a good way to notify you (on the bottom, right hand corner of your screen instead of nagging on the center of the screen.) It is very easy to use, and you can also set what browser you want Gmail to open it. It's very small also.
Cons: There are times when it uses more than 10MB RAM, and I am not sure why, since it's a very simple product, however, I still like it.
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5 out of 8 people found this review helpful
Version: Gmail Notifier 1.0
Pros: Easy to configure and use. small icon in your system tray notifies your whenever you receive a new email.
Effective and FREE. what more could you ask for?
Cons: Never could get the sound notification to work. I'm sure it is not the program just me.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Gmail Notifier 1.0
Pros: Notfiys you when you have new gmail on your desktop, easy to set up
Cons: Sometimes is slow to notify you and sometimes *fails*
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2 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Gmail Notifier 1.0
Pros: Lets you know when you have new mail. Allows you to set Gmail as your default mail application. Small download, easy to install.
Cons: Occasionaly does not connect to server. Not everyone has gmail yet. Still, great program.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: Gmail Notifier 1.0
Pros: It does notify you when you have mail. Perhaps not right away, since it checks every few minutes, but it does tell you.It changes color in case you missed the little ding and popup, and you have the option to "Tell me again," so you can see what is in your mail box without having to go to it.
Cons: It is very quiet. Sometimes I don't hear it ding or see the tiny pop-up whenever I am working on something.
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