Comments on: So Where’s the Browser-Free Gmail Client?

By: Rico

Rico — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:55:45 +0000

Thanks for the info man!

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:17:31 +0000

Actually, just tried it, and without the Labs add ons its not very good for me. No Folders4Lables, Superstars or Multiple Inboxes makes it pretty basic.

I suppose Google Chrome can be used for GMail and Firefox for everything else.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 10:10:12 +0000

An old thread I know, but as its ranked high on Google, here is a possible solution:
http://www.sourcebits.com/geemail/. Not tried it yet though.

By: Yahoo! Comes Out With Browser-Free Webmail Client

Yahoo! Comes Out With Browser-Free Webmail Client — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 23:37:41 +0000

[...] There’s perhaps another reason for more people to start using Yahoo Mail. Thanks to its acquisition of Zimbra Inc., Yahoo was able to recently release a version of its popular web mail service that works without a browser. (Why is this important? See “So Where’s the Browser-Free Gmail Client?“) [...]

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By: Steve C

Steve C — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:15:12 +0000

A nifty little application called Mailplane. It’s been around for a little while now. I can’t believe no one has mentioned it here. It is pretty much EXACTLY what you are looking for. Only thing is, it’s not free. You can try it for 30 days then you have to buy it for $25. Totally worth it IMHO. Check it out.

http://mailplaneapp.com/

By: The Technographist

The Technographist — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:50:21 +0000

Luis: We have no problems with Thunderbird, but we’d miss Gmail’s conversations structure. To date, nobody’s been able do it out of a browser, for some reason.

Rico S: Oh yes, we’ve heard about Google Gears. But in our humble opinion, the project is emblematic of Google’s insistence that everything run on a browser.

By: Rico S.

Rico S. — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:01:38 +0000

There are moves toward this direction, but not as you might expect.

The first one would be Google’s Google Gears, which enables web applications for offline use. Google developed this technology and was rolled out on Google Reader; there was no word, but I’m sure Gmail would be a candidate for implementation.

Another is Mozilla’s Prism. It’s an open-source project to bring web applications closer to the desktop. (not gmail-specific)
http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/11/prism-prototype-now-available-on-mac-and-linux/
http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/10/prism/

By: Luis Cruz

Luis Cruz — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:33:02 +0000

Offline Gmail client? I call that Thunderbird.

I use my browser for browsing, and on top of that, I manage several gmail accounts in one window. If I go offline, I still have messages from the last 30 days (I set to auto-delete older messages) on hand.

Best of all, I won’t be tied down to one mail service. I have one program that can handle any POP or IMAP client I have access to.

Slightly OT, but this is the same reason I (used to) use Pidgin / GAIM instead of YM, ICQ, GTalk, and all the other IM clients. My client isn’t tied down to any specific service provider.