Top 15 GMDesk Alternative and Similar Softwares | Dec 2024

GMDesk is an application that lets you run Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Docs and Google Maps as a stand-alone application to do all your mail handling, calendar event reading etc with. No need to open it up in a web browser, or have it clutter your workspace.

Fire up GMDesk, and just alt-tab (on Windows) or Cmd-tab (on Mac) to shift between this application and the other ones you are running.

GMDesk offers an easy menu as well as keyboard shortcuts to switch between different Google services, and you can specify what default service you want the application to start with. It also supports Google Apps access as well.

1. GeeMail

GeeMail Geemail is a cross-platform desktop client for gmail. Access Gmail outside the browser! You don’t have to get used to a new user interface for GeeMail, because GeeMail supports the good old UI of Gmail itself. Even if you are offline, compose your email, click “Send” and forget about it.......

2. Scoop

Scoop [scoop.uk.com on Wayback Machine: http://web.archive.org/web/20100923064837/http://www.scoop.uk.com/ ]Scoop is an RSS Feed Reader with offline/online Google Reader syncronization built in. Keep track of multiple Google Reader accounts simultaneously. Read, tag and star your scoops/posts on the train and Scoop will syncronize your changes with Google when......

3. AIRTube

AIRTube A cool little AIR application that allows you to download YouTube FLV videos by simply dragging or pasting in the video’s URL. After the video downloads the application will expand and show you a preview of the video. The file is saved to the desktop as video.flv.......

4. ReadAir

ReadAir ReadAir is an OSX Themed Desktop Client for Google Reader for Mac or Windows. Built with Adobe Air.......

5. AirTalkr

AirTalkr AirTalkr is a desktop based instant messaging software that runs on AIR, with support for MSN, ICQ, GTalk, Yahoo and AIM. It has some interesting features, like tabbed conversations. AirTalkr also adds various other online service into the mix, like YouTube, Flickr, Twitter, MySpace or Friendster.......

6. DestroyTwitter

DestroyTwitter DestroyTwitter is a robust but compact Twitter application built to run on Adobe AIR. It consists of a series of canvases that constantly update to keep tweets current and up-to-date using notifications that appear immediately after a new tweet arrives. DestroyTwitter also features complete direct messaging functionality. Messages and tweets......

7. CollabSpot Boards

CollabSpot Boards CollabSpot Boards is a Google Apps project management tool designed to enhance efficiency in the modern office.......

8. Twhirl

Twhirl Twhirl is a social software desktop client, based on the Adobe AIR platform. Can connects to multiple Twitter, laconi.ca, Friendfeed and Seesmic accounts. Shorten long URLs (using bit.ly, snurl, twurl or is.gd). Cross-post your updates to Jaiku and many other sites like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and more via Ping.fm. Features:runs......

9. WebReader

WebReader Get updates from your favourite websites! WebReader it's a full featured Google Reader client and much more........

10. Spaz

Spaz Spaz is a Twitter client for users who value free, open-source software, attractive design, and customizability......

11. Screenlets

Screenlets Screenlets are small owner-drawn applications (written in Python) that can be described as "the virtual representation of things lying/standing around on your desk". Sticknotes, clocks, rulers, ... the possibilities are endless.The goal of the Screenlets base-classes is to simplify the creation of fully themeable mini-apps that each solve basic desktop-work-related......

12. InfoPanel

InfoPanel It is a screenlet widget which allows you to display the phase of moon, holiday first names, weather of the three places, course, stock, CPU load, multi CPU/core load, CPU frequency, GPU information and temp (nVidia), memory load, network usage, network statistic, RSS, disks usage, list of more CPU consuming......

13. Nocs

Nocs A Windows Notepad - style application that uses Google Docs for synchronizing text files.Nocs is a C#/Windows Forms project that utilizes the Google Document List API for synchronizing text documents with Google Docs.......

14. Project ROME

Project ROME Project ROME is an all-in-one content creation and publishing application that lets virtually anyone at work, home or school inject the power of graphics, photos, text, video, audio and animation into everyday projects. From printed materials and presentations to digital documents and websites, you can go from start to finish......

15. Snackr

Snackr Snackr was built using Adobe Flex 3 and Adobe AIR 1.0. It's an RSS ticker that pulls random items from your feeds and scrolls them across your desktop. When you see a title that looks interesting, you can click on it to pop up the item in a window.......