Getting Gmail notificationos when you're not logged in?

[joeriggs]

Is there a way to get Gmail desktop notifications when you're not logged into Gmail?

If it's not possible with just Gmail, can Apple Mail do this?

 

[MacGizmo]

Yes, Apple Mail will give a standard System Notification on new emails (provided the Mail app is open).

 

[BrianBaughn]

If you don't want to use macOS Mail and keep your browser open all the time you could look for a browser extension/add-on that does it.

 

[MacGizmo]

I should note that Gmail uses a proprietary IMAP protocol that doesn't work well with Apple's Mail, which uses the standard IMAP protocol. It's not that Gmail accounts don't work in Mail, they do. But the implementation isn't smooth behind the scenes.

One example: Deleting a Gmail email in Mail can often result in the email just re-appearing for a varied amount of time because Mail and Gmail don't sync-up properly in a timely manner.