MailBadger: free unread badges for Mail.app
We've mentioned Dockstar ($8) several times as a way to add extra badges to your Mail.app Dock icon for indicating unread message counts for mailboxes other than the inbox. Now Mail Badger appears on the scene to offer similar functionality in a nice piece of donationware. Mail Badger is a Mail.app plugin that allows you to display message counts "computed from the number of messages in a mailbox (unread, read, or total), from the number of messages that satisfy a set of conditions, or by the result of running AppleScript code." You can use custom fonts and badge images and place the badges wherever you like on the Mail.app icon.
Mail Badger is a free download from Tony Allevato, though donations are requested.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gus said 5:44PM on 6-03-2007
Crashes before finishing installation!
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john russell said 6:01PM on 6-03-2007
I've always wondered why Mail.app only shows the badge for unread messages in the inbox, not other folders.
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Ondra Soukup said 6:44PM on 6-03-2007
The icon totally ROCKS! :)))
time for http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/
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sladuuch said 7:30PM on 6-03-2007
Friggin' awesome.
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sjk said 2:10AM on 6-04-2007
Re: "I've always wondered why Mail.app only shows the badge for unread messages in the inbox, not other folders."
One reason is that would make it a useless indicator for people who archive unread messages in non-INBOX folders.
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Gary Lee said 12:55PM on 6-04-2007
I just installed it and it works like a charm!
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racco said 1:37PM on 6-04-2007
when enabled it gets rid of my custom stamp icon and replaces it with the default "hawk" stamp :(
bummer.
I really like it but I'm afraid the custom icon problem is a deal breaker
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