macOS app

Mailbell

Discontinued

Gmail notifications in the macOS menu bar, with no server in between.

Discontinued in October 2026. Gmail now reaches me through Beeper. Alternative: www.beeper.com

OpenSource
The Mailbell bell icon and the words Free for Mac, open source, Mailbell, Gmail notifications in your menu bar, beside a drawing of the Mailbell menu: Accounts, three messages awaiting review, All Messages, Check Now, Settings and Quit Mailbell.

Instant IMAP IDLE alerts for Gmail, a review queue you can clear in one click, and OAuth with PKCE stored in the Keychain. The app talks to Gmail directly; nothing of yours passes through anyone else's machine.

Built with
Swift, SwiftUI, IMAP, OAuth 2.0
Year
2026
Status
Discontinued