Gmail notifications instantly in the Windows taskbar.
Inbox Notifier allows you to display Gmail notifications instantly in the Windows taskbar, without the need to have a Google Chrome instance open and running. The application is provided with a bunch of useful features that bring your inbox always up to date and keep you focus on your work:
- Synchronization - automatic sync that keeps you up to date every time
- Email notifications - display concise notifications when needed
- SPAM checking - encourage user to clean SPAMs regularly
- Do not disturb mode - keep focus at work
- Privacy setting - choose the privacy level for notifications
- Custom ringtone - select a custom file to use as notification ringtone
- Credential management - login and logout with ease
- Multilingual support - French/English/German/Russian
- Inbox statistics preview - display draft/label/unread/total messages from the inbox
- Attachment information - notice when a message has one or more attachments
- Proxy support - use Windows proxy settings when available
- Network reconnection - try to reconnect to the network when the internet connection is lost
- User privacy - use Cloudflare DNS and fallback to Google if needed
- Scheduled synchronization - disable the synchronization to have a peaceful weekend
- Update service - keep the application up to date
Discover application interface and features through some Youtube videos:
- Authentication process and interface - 1:52
- Mark as read feature - 0:30
Inbox Notifier is built on top of C# and .NET Framework with Visual Studio, fully tested on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Many other Windows operating systems may work, like Windows Server, but are not extensively tested for the moment. Regarding the .NET Framework version, some operating systems like Windows Vista/XP/7/8 are no longer supported.
Warning
Compatibility has evolved in the last major version, mainly for security reasons.
See related issue about .NET Framework 4.8.1 migration.
To ensure a stable operation of Inbox Notifier, you need to have some requirements installed on your machine.
- Microsoft
.NET Framework 4.8.1minimum required
Note that this version of the .NET Framework evolves in time: the application cares about system security and having one of the latest .NET versions is very important for the final user. By default, if you don't have the required version installed, the application will display a message and propose to download the specified version on the Microsoft official site.
The setup installer contains both 32 bits (x86) and 64 bits (x64) versions: this is the best way to install Windows application and allow you to cleanly install/uninstall the application with ease.
Note that you will need administrator rights to properly complete the installation.
You can grab an old version of the application in the releases history: keep in mind that the alpha/beta versions are just "pre-releases" and are not "production environment" ready. Portable versions are no longer available since official 1.0 release. Some installers may no longer work due to the OAuth client secret key revocation.
Inbox Notifier respects user privacy.
You can read the privacy notice to see how the application clearly exposes the manner in which it accesses, uses, stores, or shares user data.
This product was last tested in the Softpedia Labs on August 20th, 2026 by Mihaela Teodorovici.
Softpedia guarantees that Inbox Notifier is 100% Free, which means it does not contain any form of malware, including but not limited to: spyware, viruses, trojans and backdoors. This software product was tested thoroughly and was found absolutely clean; therefore, it can be installed with no concern by any computer user. However, it should be noted that this product will be retested periodically and the award may be withdrawn, so you should check back occasionally and pay attention to the date of testing shown above.
Read the Softpedia Labs review for more information.
Important
Since 2026, this application is no longer CASA-certified.
Google now charges for CASA certification with the majority of providers on the market. As this application is developed entirely as open-source software and lacks regular funding for maintenance, we do not have the financial resources to certify it annually. However, we strive to maintain a high level of rigor across all CASA certification requirements listed below.
On June 8th, 2024, Inbox Notifier has satisfied CASA application security requirements by successfully completing a Cloud Application Security Assessment (CASA). In meeting these assessment requirements, Inbox Notifier is verified to meet the CASA Tier 2 requirements. The assessment was conducted by PwC, an independent third party lab, authorized by the App Defense Alliance to conduct CASA security assessments.
| Category | Status |
|---|---|
| Architecture, Design and Threat Modeling Requirements | ✅ |
| Authentication Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Session Management Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Access Control Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Validation, Sanitization and Encoding Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Stored Cryptography Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Error Handling and Logging Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Data Protection Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Communications Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Malicious Code Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Business Logic Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| File and Resources Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| API and Web Service Verification Requirements | ✅ |
| Configuration Verification Requirements | ✅ |
CASA is based on the industry-recognized Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS) to provide third-party (3P) application developers with a basis for testing technical application security controls, a consistent set of requirements for secure application development, a standardized level of coverage and assurance for providing security verification using industry-aligned frameworks and open security standards.
If you want to report a bug or if you just want to request a new feature/improvement, please read the project contributors guidelines before. Thanks for taking the time to contribute to Inbox Notifier.
If you like this application and want to give some recognition, consider becoming a Github sponsor to keep this application up to date.
The project is developed under the MIT license:
- Permissions: This software and derivatives may be used for commercial purposes, you may distribute this software, this software may be modified and you may use and modify the software without distributing it.
- Conditions: Include a copy of the license and copyright notice with the code.
- Limitations: Software is provided without warranty and the software author/license owner cannot be held liable for damages.
Read the full license for more information about your rights.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!
xavier.foucrier [at] gmail.com