Notewhal is a free social network and email message notifier for Windows. Notewhal can be used in order to keep yourself updated about new emails which you’ve received in your IMAP powered email inbox, on top of that you can also receive updates about new messages on Reddit. This is what makes Notewhal a social network message notifier, since Reddit is a very popular social news and content sharing website.
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Image above shows us the interface of this free software. At the top we have a classic type of menu, where the most important option would be the one for adding new accounts to the list of accounts which are being monitored and for which you are gonna be receiving notifications. New accounts will be placed in the central empty white area, where by default you’ll see general settings for the refresh time and notification sounds. All the way at the bottom you can see status report and confirm buttons.
Key Features of Notewhal:
- Free and simple to use, setup message notifications in a few clicks.
- IMAP powered email providers and Reddit are supported and can be used.
- Adjust the refresh time to check for messages and notification sounds.
- Multiple accounts can be monitored at the same time.
- Adjust the priority of a certain email or Reddit account.
- System tray icons, so it’s not in the way when you’re working.
For those who are not familiar with this fact, Gmail uses IMAP protocol, so you can set it up and receive email notification easily with Notewhal. Pretty much every other email provider can be used and of course you can set up Reddit and receive message updates for message activity there. Here are few tips to help you get started with Notewhal.
How to Receive Email and Social Reddit Message Notifications with Notewhal?
Run the application and after you run it, you should see the interface which can be seen in the image above. This is where you can add account that you want to keep track of. It doesn’t matter if it’s email or Reddit messages that you want to be notified of, to set up an account click on the plus sign.
Each new account will have its own profile. From the drop down menu, you’re gonna have to select what kind of account you want to setup, IMAP, IMAP with SSL encryption or Reddit. After you select the type of account you want to use, fill out your information down below and click Apply.
Default setting for checking messages is 5 seconds. This can be changed from the General settings area, just above the newly created profile. When a new message arrives, you’ll be notified about with both sound and visual notification.
Conclusion:
Notewhal is a very useful addition to Window desktop which allows you to easily keep track of messages from any IMAP email accounts or your Reddit account. It’s lightweight and easy to set up, if you want to be notified about messages, this is the tool for you.
