Gmail Full Message Previews

I use Gmail constantly and I like to be alerted to new messages coming in without having a dedicated window open at all times, so with this in mind here are three options to get Gmail notifications onto your Mac desktop, plus a bonus usability tip thats essential for any Mac webmail user.

The Gmail icon defaults to black, but the icon highlights red when you have a new message, and a number appears next to the icon displaying how many new emails are available.

If you select an item through the menubar, Gmail will launch in the default web browser and open the message you selected.

Gmail Full Message Previews

Notify lets you manipulate email messages directly from the menu, get full message previews, and much more.

If you just use web based email, this is highly recommended.

Looking for something on OSX with Growl or something similar.

Im looking for a way to get notified when mentioned or someone replies to a post.

Works great and when I dont want mail notifications, I just quit Mail.

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