Omarch Notifier

A personal tool that shows one unread-mail count in the status bar of one Linux desktop.

Omarch Notifier puts a single bell in the desktop's status bar carrying how many messages are waiting. It periodically asks Gmail how many unread messages are in the owner's own inbox, and displays that number. That is the whole feature.

It is not a product, not a service, and has no users other than its author. It is not a mail client: it does not open, display, download, send or store messages.

What it does

Signs in to a single Google account with that account holder's permission.
Asks Gmail, on a timer, how many unread messages are in that inbox.
Draws that number on a bar widget on the owner's own computer.

What it asks for, and why

It requests gmail.readonly. It needs read scope rather than a narrower one because counting unread inbox mail uses Gmail's search parameter (q=is:unread in:inbox), which the more limited metadata scope does not permit. Nothing is ever written, sent, deleted or modified — the access is read-only by construction.

Who can use it

Only its author. There is no sign-up, no hosted component, and no shared installation.

Data handling in one line: a count of unread messages is read from Google and drawn on the owner's own screen. Message contents are never requested. See the privacy policy.