Gmail Taskbar Unread Badge chrome extension

What is Gmail Taskbar Unread Badge?

Gmail Taskbar Unread Badge is a productivity chrome extension. it's a free extension , it has 1,000+ active users since released its first version, it earns an average rating of 5.00 from 15 rated user, last update is 481 days ago.

What’s new in version 0.3.0?

                This extension adds an unread count badge to the taskbar/dock icon of a PWA* Gmail app. The app supports multiple Gmail PWA accounts. Multiple account badges only work when each PWA is installed using a unique Google Chrome browser profile that is setup with the unique Google Account that you wish to access Gmail emails with.

Please note: this extension does not work, as intended, with multiple Gmail accounts within the same Google Chrome browser profile, if each PWA is installed using the same Chrome Profile, it will show the unread count of each account on the same PWA taskbar icon by cycling through each account dependant on when you opened the PWA account on your device.

(Windows) How to install a PWA in Google Chrome:
1. Navigate to the Gmail URL, i.e. go to your Gmail Inbox.
2. Click on the Google Chrome browser settings button, ⋮ .
3. Click on menu option, "More tools".
4. Click on sub-menu option, "Create shortcut..."
5. Name the shortcut, e.g. GMail.
6. (NB!) Ensure that you check/tick the checkbox labelled, "Open as window".
7. Once the new GMail window opens, remember to pin the PWA to your taskbar to ensure that the extension adds the unread count to the pinned icon on the taskbar.
8. Windows 10 and 11, ensure that the Taskbar setting, "Show badges on taskbar buttons", is toggled on (i.e. enabled) to allow the unread count badge to be shown on the Windows Taskbar.

Once you have successfully made use of the extension, could you please rate it, and if you have any feedback, it will be appreciated too. This will give me an indication on whether or not I should enhance this extension further.

I hope that this small extension helps you in some way, enjoy.

*PWA, Progressive Web Application.

Updates:
2022-01-09 (0.2.3)
- Changed the package name to remove references to Windows 10. As this extension uses JavaScript and runs on many compatible browsers, with different flavours of operating systems, the extension is compatible with many system configurations. However, it has only been tested on Windows 10 and 11 by the developer.

Bug Fixes:
2022-02-10 (0.3.0)
- The previous bug fix broke the extension for many users, apologies for this. This new bug fix changes the approach to make use of GMail's Atom Feed. This should be more reliable for all scenarios.
2022-02-08 (0.2.4)
- When the Inbox had zero unread messages, the badge would display the unread count of the next label available, e.g. the Spam folder if it had unread messages. This fix will ensure that the Inbox label count is only used. (Thank you to Kevin for pointing this one out, this is appreciated.)
2021-10-28 (0.2.2)
- Badge would not be triggered if the PWA started with a hashtag anchor in the URL, e.g. #inbox            

How to install Gmail Taskbar Unread Badge?

You could download the latest version crx file or older version files and install it.

Preview of Gmail Taskbar Unread Badge

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Reviews of gmail taskbar unread badge:

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Preston Lo March 16th, 2023

simple, exactly what i wanted.

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Kenny Schiff February 15th, 2023

I am a Vivaldi user and was looking a way to have Gmail badge notification on my task bar. The PWA trick and this extension did exactly what I wanted. Very clean.

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Dean Lupari February 14th, 2021

Awesome extension!

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