These utilities are primarily aimed at checking your mail accounts without requiring you to run the full Microsoft Outlook program. Some also provide automatic deletion of unwanted messages from the server, without downloading them first into your mail program.
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Client-based notification tool for Outlook folders, including Exchange Server public folders. Now supports Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. Freeware. | |
This free plugin will notify you every time an important email comes. You just enter some text, e.g. a name, email or some words from a subject or body, and the add-in alerts you once an e-mail containing that text arrives. The alert will come on top of all other open programs, so you will never miss it! The add-in can find a message in any Inbox folder, even if it gets to Junk, or is moved to some other folder by your Outlook rule. It works with Outlook 2003 - 2010 and Exchange servers. | |
Custom notifications -- including pager, sound and video -- from a system tray application. Supports automatic deletion of unwanted messages from the server. | |
Messageware Plus Pack makes OWA resemble Outlook by seamlessly integrating essential features most requested by users familiar with Outlook, thereby enhancing usability and user productivity. Some key features include intuitive addressing from public folders and SharePoint lists, rolodex-style address book, roaming personal dictionaries, advanced searching and calendar views/reminders, and an interactive new mail notification that allows the user to see/read/reply/forward/delete new messages. | |
Free gadget-like desktop and logon outlook unread mail for windows 7, windows 8 and windows vista including constant and popup views. | |
Outlook 2016 doesn't show a notification when receiving a new email in a shared emailbox. Popupsharedbox makes it possible that a shared mailbox of Outlook, when receiving a new email message show a notification in the right bottom of the screen. | |
Public Folder Watcher (PFW) is an add-on for Microsoft Outlook enabling support of notifications about changes in Exchange Public Folders and providing a status of unread email messages. It works similar to standard Outlook email notifications, but also has several additional features that may be useful for those who use Public Folders. The add-on is integrating into Microsoft Outlook and providing access to its settings through menu in Outlook. | |
Monitors one or more Outlook folders, including Exchange public folders, for changes, then notifies you either either with a pop-up message or by sending you an email message. Filters allow you to watch for changes in only those items that meet your criteria. |
More Information
- CNET Downloads -- Many more notification utilities for POP3 accounts
- Mail Tools -- Includes mail retrieval utilities
