---
title: "Gmail Notifier - by Google, finally"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/8/24/gmail-notifier-by-google-finally.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/8/24/gmail-notifier-by-google-finally.html"
published: "2004-08-24T13:10:00"
updated: "2004-08-24T13:10:00"
tags: ["Cool Tools", "Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Now this is what I've been waiting for - Google has released a Gmail Notifier utility that runs in the system tray. no more running after free obscure apps that don't work. This one if from the monster itself."
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# Gmail Notifier - by Google, finally

By Roy Osherove August 24, 2004 In [Cool Tools](https://osherove.com/blog/category/cool-tools), [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published August 24, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

Now **this** is what I've been waiting for - [Google](http://www.google.com/) has released a [Gmail Notifier utility](http://toolbar.google.com/gmail-helper/) that runs in the system tray. no more running after free obscure apps that don't work. This one if from the monster itself.

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- Sep 1, 2004

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- Aug 5, 2004

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- Jul 22, 2004

    ### [NUnit 2.2 beta 3 has been released - and some questions](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/7/22/nunit-22-beta-3-has-been-released-and-some-questions.html)


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