Our Verdict
Google has been houseclean house of services and feature over the last twelvemonth or so , with Google Reader and iGoogle among the most notable casualties . While not so wide mourn , the late scrapping of Google Notifier was also unsatisfying , as the app had been a rather helpful way to stay on top of incoming Gmail messages on Mac .
Notifier Pro for Gmail(Mac App Store link ) efficaciously picks up where Google go away off , as the third - party choice arrange a tally of unread emails on the menu legal profession , lease you click to drop down a trailer of the last ten inbox messages with sender name and subject field listed . Clicking a musical note immediately pulls it up in your nonremittal browser app without scuffle , plus you may quickly strike the Go to Inbox nexus and be there within seconds .
The drop - down menu also let you quick mark an email as say or send it to the trash , although it lack the power to file away an email or file it into a brochure . And there are more full - featured Gmail - connected options available in the Mac App Store — like the appealingMailTab Pro for Gmail , which takes optic cues from the Gmail mobile app and includes full Google Talk keep , as well as gesture commands . By contrast , the menu here is n’t distinctively style , though it ’s simple-minded and effective , offering enough core functionality without feeling littered .
Gmail Notifier Pro does have one big advantage over MailTab Pro and some other options : it allows you to plug in multiple Gmail accounts and monitor all of them at once , which should be of major welfare to anyone with separate personal and work / stage business accounts . Otherwise , as a lightweight way to keep tabs on your Gmail inbox with notifications , Notifier Pro is a okay switch for Google ’s dearly departed original .
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