GmailUI Extension for Thunderbird

If Gmail's UI floats your boat but you prefer using a desktop email client for 'no waiting for a refresh' feel, Ken Mixter has developed a Thunderbird extension just for you. The GmailUI extension brings many of the shortcuts and search expressions of Gmail to Mozilla's Thunderbird client. Keyboard shortcuts like J and K for moving up and down through messages, as well as search expressions such as 'subject:' and 'from:' can now be a part of your Thunderbird experience. Ken even went so far as to include Gmail's 'archive' functionality and (oddly) a quick calculation function, right from within Thunderbird's search box.

The extension appears to be completely free, and Ken is accepting feedback and suggestions at his site. Head over to Mozilla's addons site to grab the extension, or check out Ken's site for a lot more details of everything GmailUI is capable of.

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David Chartier

You can also go one better - Gmail actually offers a 'Gmail for your Domain' program. I don't remember the link, but Google it. I applied for one of my personal domains (the service, of course, is in beta) and it only took a couple of days for an approval.

June 02 2006 at 1:37 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Don Wilson

I like having my email stored securely on Google's servers so if my server ever crashes I won't lose my emails.

June 02 2006 at 12:53 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jordan

Nacho, you could do what I do with gmail - I redirect email from me@mydomain.com to my gmail account. Then in the gmail settings you can choose a new outward email address, so you put in me@mydomain.com, and sends it with that address. Seems to work pretty well, and you get the great gmail interface with your own address.

June 02 2006 at 11:42 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Nacho Jimenez

Now.. anyone has seen a web-based email client SIMILAR to gmail.. I love the interface and the clenaliness but, i want my own email (me@mydomain.com) there, and i want to have it in my server, not outsourced to google.

June 02 2006 at 11:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply