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It can be worth the nominal investment. Be sure to take advantage of the discount some of these apps have for an annual fee rather than monthly.īest Gmail apps for Mac that you can use. On the other hand, if you like to have an organized inbox or you use your email often for work.

How much does this app cost and is it worth it? Given the high cost of the subscription, if you’re not a heavy email user, it might not be worth it for you.

But if that’s something you’re striving for, then the app you use should help you get there with features that make checking and sorting your emails more time-efficient.

Does it promote time-saving where it counts for you? For example, not everyone wants to achieve a totally clear inbox.

If you’re going to be using alternative or additional Gmail apps, you don’t want to complicate your life.

Is it easy to learn and use? look, the Gmail app is easy enough to use on its own.

Look for apps that have easy organizational tools that help you clean up your inbox.

Does it help you get organized or add more clutter? the app you use should help you organize your inbox instead of creating more clutter.

So, always check if there is a desktop and mobile version of your email client.

Is it a Multi-device app? does the app work on both your Mac computer and on your mobile? You want to have a seamless experience between devices.

Things to look for in a Gmail Mac app to determine if it’s good for you: What you consider to be “good” might rely on how you’re using your emails. But just because it “does” a certain function doesn’t mean it’s any good.

They must convey us in full.It’s crazy today that there’s an app for practically every requirement.

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That means they can no longer be built as complements to our offline lives. Facebook’s Workplace chat desktop apps offer screensharing so it seems reasonable that Messenger could add that option in the future.Ĭhat apps have gone from a way to stay in touch while apart or arrange meeting up to our only form of human connection for those in lock-down. The inability to show what you’re looking at prevents some business use cases, as well as phone social ones like co-browsing a photo album. Screensharing is the other major missing feature. It also doesn’t offer a way to easily share a URL that lets other people join a call, so it’s not useful for public webinars or social events. That means Messenger can’t support some of the new use cases that have emerged since people started to shelter-in-place due to COVID-19. Perhaps the biggest shortcoming of Facebook Messenger right now is that it can only handle up to 8 group video call participants, opposed to 100 or even 500 with Zoom.

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Messenger briefly had a Windows app back in 2011 before it was scrapped until now. Last month the Mac version was spotted in testing. But given the conference is cancelled due to coronavirus this year and users clearly wanted the desktop apps now, it made sense to launch them without a big press event. “We’re all looking for more ways to be together even while we’re physically apart” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg writes.įacebook originally announced the Messenger desktop apps at its F8 conference a year ago. They bring the same features as the browser version, but make it easier to keep your chat threads handy than having Messenger buried in one of many tabs. After seeing over a 100% increase in desktop browser audio and video calling, Messenger today releases its Mac and Windows desktop apps.

Facebook Messenger is finally getting desktop apps almost 9 years after its debut.

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