Alternatives to Gmail Desktop
Other tools in this directory that do similar work, with a verified install command for each. Gmail Desktop itself: install Gmail Desktop.
Retroactive
Run Aperture, iPhoto, and iTunes on macOS Golden Gate, macOS Tahoe, macOS Sequoia, macOS Sonoma, macOS Ventura, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and mac
Reactotron
A desktop app for inspecting your React JS and React Native projects. macOS, Linux, and Windows
IPFS Desktop
An unobtrusive and user-friendly desktop application for IPFS on Windows, Mac and Linux
MarkText
📝A simple and elegant markdown editor, available for Linux, macOS and Windows
Xournal++
Xournal++ is a handwriting notetaking software with PDF annotation support. Written in C++ with GTK3, supporting Linux (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, SUS
hack-browser-data
Extract and decrypt browser data, supporting multiple data types, runnable on various operating systems (macOS, Windows, Linux)
Gitify
Git notifications on your menu bar. Available on macOS, Windows & Linux
dwarfs
A fast high-compression read-only file system for Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and Windows
libsepol
This is the upstream repository for the Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) userland libraries and tools. The software provided by this project compleme
Recordly
Create polished demo videos without editing skills. Mac/Windows/Linux
mapscii
🗺 MapSCII is a Braille & ASCII world map renderer for your console - enter => telnet mapscii.me <= on Mac (brew install telnet) and Linux, connect wi
Git-it
:computer: :mortar_board: Git-it is a (Mac, Win, Linux) Desktop App for Learning Git and GitHub
AriaNg Native
A better aria2 desktop frontend than AriaNg, with all features of AriaNg and providing more features for desktop usage
Wasabi Wallet
Open-source, non-custodial, privacy preserving Bitcoin wallet for Windows, Linux, and Mac
Razer macOS
Color effects manager for Razer devices for macOS. Supports High Sierra (10.13) to Monterey (12.0). Made by the community, based on openrazer
sleek
todo.txt manager for Linux, Windows and Mac, free and open-source (FOSS)
folderify
:file_folder: Generate pixel-perfect macOS folder icons in the native style. (Now with support for macOS 26 Tahoe!)
dislocker
FUSE driver to read/write Windows' BitLocker-ed volumes under Linux / Mac OSX
rtaudio
A set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime audio input/output across Linux (native ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio and OSS), Macintosh OS X (C
LocalizationEditor
Simple macOS editor app to help you manage iOS and macOS app localizations by allowing you to edit all the translations side by side
shallow-backup
Git-integrated backup tool for macOS and Linux devs
rtmidi
A set of C++ classes that provide a common API for realtime MIDI input/output across Linux (ALSA & JACK), Macintosh OS X (CoreMIDI) and Windows (Multi
Crystalfetch
macOS UI for creating Windows installer ISO from UUPDump
Another Redis Desktop Manager
🚀🚀🚀A faster, better and more stable Redis desktop manager [GUI client], compatible with Linux, Windows, Mac
How we picked these
We match on what the tool does and how it installs, then order by how widely each project is used. We're not saying these are better or worse than Gmail Desktop — that depends on what you're building. We're saying they're the projects people reach for in the same situations, and each one has an install command we checked against its documentation.
Gmail Desktop is developed by its own authors and this page is an independent reference; we are not affiliated with or sponsored by any project listed, and nothing here is a paid placement.