CheckMails periodically looks for unread mails and displays the total number of unread mails in the system tray icon.
Several mailboxes can be configured. The number of unread mails for each mailbox is detailed in a notification that appears when clicking on the icon and after a check.
This application supports only the IMAP protocol with SSL encryption. The connection information for each mailbox is stored in an encrypted file using a master password.
CheckMails is designed for Linux. It relies mostly upon the Tk GUI toolkit.
Key Features
- Unread mail notification.
- System tray icon displaying the total number of unread emails.
- Encrypted mailbox login information storage.
- Compatibility with pycryptodome as an alternative to pycrypto.
- Unlimited mailboxes
- IMAP protocol with SSL only.
- Suspend functionality.
- Support for several system tray icon GUI toolkits.
Website: sourceforge.net/projects/checkmails
Support: GitHub Code Repository
Developer: Juliette Monsel
License: GNU General Public License v3.0
CheckMails is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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