Wmail - Bringing the Gmail & Google Inbox experience to Linux desktop

There is no specific/official gmail desktop client as of now but Wmail Bringing the Gmail & Google Inbox experience to your desktop. It adds loads of features that mail on the web misses making your mail feel right at home on your computer. It’s easy to use, fast and has all the features you’re already enjoying on the web. It supports for Linux, Windows & Mac. Instantly we can switch between accounts without any time-delay but it’s not at all possible on web.

Wmail Supports for Gmail & Google Inbox and you have to decide and pick which type of account you want to add and sign in. Wmail presents a desktop notification whenever you get a new message. We can add Multiple Accounts and instantly switch between your accounts without any time-delay. It will show how many unread messages you have using badges. Cross Platform Support, all the Keyboard shortcuts & integration working well as expect.

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Features

Desktop Notifications
Unread Badge
Tray Icon
Different Unread searches
Unlimited Accounts
Gmail Support
Google Inbox Support
Mac OSX Support
Linux Support
Windows Support
Keyboard shortcuts
File Drag & Drop
Spellchecking
Open Source & Free
Uses Chromium under the hood

1) Install Wmail on Linux

As of now there is no official package & third party package too. So, we need to install it manually. Navigate to /opt directory and download the WMail zip file from developer github page, then finally extract it.

[Navigate to /opt directory]
$ cd /opt

[Download WMail zip file]
$ sudo wget https://github.com/Thomas101/wmail/releases/download/v1.3.1/WMail_1_3_1_linux64.zip

[Unzip WMail]
$ sudo unzip WMail_1_3_1_linux64.zip

[Download WMail logo]
$ sudo wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Thomas101/wmail/v1.3.1/icons/app.png

Create a Desktop launcher by adding below content into .desktop file based on your Desktop environment.

[Desktop Launcher]
$ sudo nano /usr/share/applications/wmail.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.3.1
Type=Application
Name=WMail
Icon=/opt/WMail-linux-x64/app.png
Exec=/opt/WMail-linux-x64/WMail
Comment=Gmail & Google Indox client
Categories=Network;Email;
Terminal=false

2) Launch Wmail & Configure

Navigate Menu and launch the Wmail App and follow the below procedure to configure the new Google account. Initially you will get the below screen shot and choose the mail box option either Google Inbox or Gmail.