Gmail Growl

Desktop notifications are very helpful when you receive new emails. Someone may send you an urgent message and you may find it too late, if you aren't notified in time. If you are using Yahoo Messenger, you will always know if someone sends you an email, but certain mail services provide instant messengers which are not popular or they don't provide them at all. If you want to be notified when you receive a message on your Gmail account, without using MS Outlook or other mail clients, you can use Gmail Growl. Its purpose is to notify you right away when you receive a new message, on Gmail.

Gmail Growl is free, but you can get more features if you make a donation. You can install it swiftly on your computer, without making any complex settings. The application is available for Windows and it is not too demanding, when it comes to system requirements.

The best part about Gmail Growl, which you will definitely appreciate, is the fact that you don't have to make any confusing configurations, like specifying a POP3 or SMTP server and so on. All you have to do is type in your Gmail username and password, on a small interface and the application will do the rest. There is no need to click any buttons to connect to your account. If your login credentials are correct, Gmail Growl will check your inbox right away.

It is possible to add multiple Gmail accounts and label them as Inbox, Important, Unread, Started or All mails. When you receive a new message, a notification will pop up, in the lower right corner of the screen. Notifications contain details, like the sender, subject and the message's body. Clicking a notification will bring up the Gmail inbox, on your default browser. You can select a different browser, on the same interface, but on a different tab. It is also possible to disable the software's push check feature, set Gmail Growl as your default mail program and more.