# Gmail™ Notifier +

> Gmail™ Notifier Plus alerts you of new email messages. Users can also read or reply to emails, delete or mark them as read, all without having to open a new window.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/fastest-notifier-for-gmail](https://chrome-stats.com/d/fastest-notifier-for-gmail)

## Overview

- **ID:** `fastest-notifier-for-gmail`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Alexis Jaksone
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,alerts-updates
- **Daily users:** 867
- **Weekly downloads:** 12
- **Rating:** 3.16 / 5 (80 ratings)
- **Version:** 0.3.1resigned1
- **Last updated:** 2024-04-25
- **First published:** 2014-06-10
- **Size:** 122 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-13
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/fastest-notifier-for-gmail/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/alexis-jaksone/fastest-gmail/issues](https://github.com/alexis-jaksone/fastest-gmail/issues)

## Description

Gmail™ Notifier + is a lightweight and reliable Chrome extension designed to keep you instantly informed about new emails in your main Gmail account. Without requiring any credential input, this addon uses efficient RSS technology to minimize bandwidth usage while providing multiple label support and an unread email counter.

Users can conveniently read, reply, delete, or mark messages as read directly from the toolbar panel, eliminating the need to open a separate window. Optional beep sounds and notification popups alert you immediately when new mail arrives. This extension enhances your Gmail experience with quick access and real-time alerts, all while operating independently from Google Inc.

## Rankings

- #3,650 — Overall
- #101 — Alerts & Updates
- #206 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #14 — gmail
- #42 — hotmail
- #62 — mail

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `tabs`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`
- `webRequest`
- `notifications`
- `webRequestBlocking`

### Content script matches

- `*.gstatic.com`
- `*.apis.google.com`
- `*.mail.google.com`
- `*.accounts.google.com`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Very high risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

Users find the Gmail™ Notifier + extension helpful for alerting new emails and managing accounts, but many report it frequently malfunctions, including failing to show pop-up notifications, opening emails in an outdated Gmail view, stopping to work entirely, and requiring repeated logins, which degrade user experience significantly.

### Pros

- Provides sound notification for new emails
- Helpful for managing multiple Gmail accounts
- User interface is generally clean and simple

### Cons

- Pop-up notifications showing email sender do not work consistently
- Issues with opening secondary email accounts in old Gmail version
- Extension often stops working or fails to load
- Requires frequent re-login despite user being logged in
- Does not display the number of received emails reliably

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