Best alternatives to Gmail Notifications (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Gmail Notifications, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Gmail Notifications alternatives, compared
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Custom Notifications for Gmail
🌟 Revive your Gmail! Set unique voice notifications with Custom Voice Notifications and more!
229 usersNot rated yetUpdated 17 months ago4 permissions- About 4.4× fewer users than Gmail Notifications
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 9)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
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Badge Notifications for Gmail PWA
A tool to add a pending notification app badge (tested on Chrome OS)
632 users4.2★ from 5 ratingsNot updated for 3+ yearsNo special permissions- About 1.6× fewer users than Gmail Notifications
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 9)
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Notifier for Gmail™
Multiple label and account notifier for Google Mail (Gmail™)
≈200K users3.8★ from 966 ratingsUpdated 5 weeks ago10 permissions- About 200× more users than Gmail Notifications
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (10 vs 9)
- Listed under Communication
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Notifier for Gmail 2.0
Multiple label and account notifier for Gmail.
344 users5.0★ from 2 ratings6 permissions- About 2.9× fewer users than Gmail Notifications
- Asks for fewer permissions (6 vs 9)
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Gmail app badge notification
Show badge notifications in the taskbar when using Gmail as an app
≈10K users4.3★ from 23 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago3 permissions- About 10× more users than Gmail Notifications
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 9)
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Gmail App - Mail Application for Gmail™
Use Gmail app for Windows and Mac to boost productivity. Get notifications and read emails in Gmail desktop app for macOS and PC.
≈100K users4.6★ from 262 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago21 permissions- About 100× more users than Gmail Notifications
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (21 vs 9)
- Listed under Communication
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Email Sent - Dark Souls Notification
Dark Souls themed notification when you send an email (Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo, ProtonMail, Yandex) and many others.
≈30K users4.7★ from 215 ratingsUpdated 6 months ago11 permissions- About 30× more users than Gmail Notifications
- Asks for more permissions (11 vs 9)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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Gmail Checker - Multi Account Gmail Notifier
Get notifications for multiple Gmail accounts, and read or delete email without opening Gmail
≈9K users4.3★ from 73 ratingsUpdated 19 months ago9 permissions- About 9.0× more users than Gmail Notifications
- Updated less recently
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Email Notifier
A lite notifier that works with Gmail™, Yahoo, Live, iCloud, and more.
≈8K users3.1★ from 80 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago14 permissions- About 8.0× more users than Gmail Notifications
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (14 vs 9)
- Listed under Tools
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Notifications and More for Outlook Web App
Shows your unread email count on the Outlook app icon and adds handy shortcuts
≈1K users2.3★ from 6 ratingsUpdated 4 days agoNo special permissions- A similar number of users to Gmail Notifications
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 9)
Gmail Notifications alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Gmail Notifications?
By users, the most popular alternative is Notifier for Gmail™ with ≈200K users and a 3.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Custom Notifications for Gmail.
Which Gmail Notifications alternative has the best rating?
Email Sent - Dark Souls Notification has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.7 out of 5 from 215 ratings.
Is there a Gmail Notifications alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Badge Notifications for Gmail PWA asks for 0 permissions, against 9 for Gmail Notifications.
How many alternatives to Gmail Notifications are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Gmail Notifications on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.