It is not that easy to check multiple Gmail accounts regularly. Gmail itself only allows one login per user. There are a handful of ways to circumvent that. Probably the most popular ones are using a desktop email client like Microsoft Outlook or Thunderbird to check multiple Gmail accounts or add-ons or userscripts that allow multiple Gmail logins at the same time.
The free software program Gmail Notifier is technically a desktop program that can check multiple Gmail accounts for new messages. It uses IMAP over SSL for the connection and can monitor up to five Gmail accounts whenever it is running.
Gmail Notifier furthermore offers the option to read the header and body of new messages unlike many other Gmail notifiers that only notify the user of new emails. The program will display a message count for every Gmail account that has been added and configured in the software program.
Emails can be marked as read or deleted as well and attachments are indicated to the user. Notifications are in place to inform the user when new emails have arrived in one of the accounts that are monitored by Gmail Notifier. It is possible to switch to the Gmail account immediately by holding the Ctrl key and clicking on the account. This will open the Gmail interface of the selected account in the default web browser.
Gmail Notifier should be compatible with most versions of Microsoft Windows. It was tested on a Windows XP SP3 test system.
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Great post! The timing was perfect because just this morning I was looking for a way to see both of my gmail accounts at the same time… the only thing left is creating a way to have both accounts open in different tabs of the same browser.
awesome app !
Well there is another application like this which I have reviewed, but it supports 2 gmail accounts
I don’t to sound like spam but here is the link
[ http://www.technixupdate.com/spiffy-get-mail-alerts-for-multiple-gmail-accounts ]
Hoi Martin a (quick) question to you do you think this app. is better/handier than CookiePie 1.0.4 (a.k.a. ChocoTorta)?
Paulus. The main difference is that CookiPie is a web browser extension while Gmail Notifier is a desktop application. I do not like to be logged into my Google account whenever I surf the web. This is taken care of by Gmail Notifier. It also does not force you to have the web browser tabs open all the time to check for new emails. Gmail Notifier is nice but I personally prefer a desktop email client like Thunderbird that can also handle multiple Gmail accounts without problems.
Gamil Notifier is based su IMAP and doesn’t support proxy. However Spiffy does.
I received mail suggesting I check it out for possible review at my blog.
So far I don’t like how this one works. From its FAQ it reads settings from web (for compatibility), is “web-based” and will install updates silently.
Frankly I am very unlikely to use my Google account with third party tools and such mechanics hardly relieve my professional computer paranoia. :)
I hope you sleep well at night you paranoiac creature, cause Google is spying on every bit of your digital life. I like this notifier.
Thank you, I intend to sleep just well.
I have no illusion about degree of online privacy and Google’s role in it. But in no way that does (or should) make me more likely to hand login details to personal and financial information to third party application that I know for a whole half day.