PopTray Alternatives

PopTray is described as 'Started as a little POP3 mail checker I wrote, because I couldnt find a freeware program that had all the features I wanted. Since then, new features have been added by request. After years of refinement PopTray 3' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to PopTray for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Opera, Firefox and Mac apps. The best PopTray alternative is POP Peeper, which is free. Other great apps like PopTray are Mia for Gmail, nPOPuk, PopTrayU and Magic Mail Monitor (MMM).

PopTray

Free • Open Source

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POP Peeper
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
25 POP Peeper alternatives
POP Peeper is an email notifier that runs in your Windows task bar and alerts you when you have new email on your POP3, IMAP (with IDLE support), Hotmail\MSN\LiveMail, Yahoo, GMail, Mail.com, MyWay, Excite, iWon, Lycos.com, RediffMail, Juno and NetZero accounts.
- - POP Peeper is the most popular Windows alternative to PopTray.
- - POP Peeper is the most popular free alternative to PopTray.
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POP Peeper Features
IMAP Support
POP3 Support
Integrated Spam Protection
Mia for Gmail
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Freemium • Proprietary
Email Client
Mac
36 Mia for Gmail alternatives
A desktop email client for your Mac, without a browser !.
- - Mia for Gmail is the most popular Mac alternative to PopTray.
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Mia for Gmail Features
1. Multiple Account supportMia for Gmail support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
Sits in the MenuBar
nPOPuk
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Free • Open Source
Email Client
Windows
Windows Mobile
77 nPOPuk alternatives
nPOPuk is an ultra-small, but comprehensive, e-mail client that runs on a wide range of Windows-based operating systems
- - nPOPuk is the most popular Open Source alternative to PopTray.
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nPOPuk Features
1. PortablenPOPuk can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
POP3 Support
PopTrayU
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Free • Open Source
Windows
17 PopTrayU alternatives
Have you fallen in love with the fabulous email notifier program Poptray, but you're running a newer version of Windows than PopTray was designed for? Now there's a new option. Developer Jessica Brown has built upon PopTray to create PopTrayU!.
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1. PortablePopTrayU can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Email checker
Magic Mail Monitor (MMM)
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
27 Magic Mail Monitor (MMM) alternatives
Magic Mail Monitor (MMM) is a free POP3 mail monitor with multiple accounts support. It sits silently in your system tray, and notifies you about new messages in your mailboxes. Then you can preview messages and delete unwanted mail in order to avoid spam and viruses.
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Magic Mail Monitor (MMM) Features
POP3 Support
Notifier for Gmail
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Google Chrome
Opera
Firefox
32 Notifier for Gmail alternatives
Gmail™ Notifier is an open-source project that notifies you about incoming emails from all your Google Mail accounts and labels.
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Notifier for Gmail Features
Gmail
Gmail Notifier (gmailnotifier.com)
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
30 Gmail Notifier (gmailnotifier.com) alternatives
Gmail Notifier alerts the users of new email messages. Users can also read emails, delete or mark them as read, all without having to open a browser.
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Panel & Notifier for Gmail™
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Free • Proprietary
Email Client
Mac
Windows
Linux
Opera
Firefox
32 Panel & Notifier for Gmail™ alternatives
Gmail™ Panel (and Notifier) is an easy-to-use extension for your browser, which can help users to keep track of their Gmail account, while surfing the internet for other information. This convenient extension can help multitaskers as they have the opportunity to open their Gmail...
- - Panel & Notifier for Gmail™ is the most popular Linux alternative to PopTray.
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Panel & Notifier for Gmail™ Features
1. Multiple Account supportPanel & Notifier for Gmail™ support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
POP3 Support
Email checker
Notifications
Gmail
GMDesk
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Free Personal • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Adobe AIR
35 GMDesk alternatives
GMDesk is an application that lets you run Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Maps as a stand-alone application to do all your mail handling, calendar event reading etc with. No need to open it up in a web browser, or have it clutter your workspace.
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Desktop Widget
Discontinued
Last version, 1.01, was released on March 2009, but it is still downloadable and usable.
Maestro
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Paid • Proprietary
Email Client
Windows Phone
45 Maestro alternatives
Maestro is a better mail client for Windows Phone.

With unique features like account themes, gestures, and favorites, Maestro helps you manage your inbox quickly and efficiently. Features: -Account Themes -Gestures (Swipe to Delete, Archive, or Reply) -Favorites -Multiple A.
- - Maestro is the most popular commercial alternative to PopTray.
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Maestro Features
1. Multiple Account supportMaestro support multiple accounts without the need to logout and login
Fastest Gmail
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Opera
Firefox
33 Fastest Gmail alternatives
Fastest Gmail is a handy and reliable extension designed to notify you about incoming emails from all your Google Mail accounts and labels.
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Fastest Gmail Features
Opera extension
Gdow
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Freemium • Proprietary
Windows
29 Gdow alternatives
Gdow 2 is a free Gmail notifier with shareware "on the fly" inbox management capabilities.
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Gdow Features
1. PortableGdow can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.