Thursday, October 6, 2011

Sparrow 1.4-Minimalist desktop client for Gmail

*Sparrow* is a handy tool for Gmail users with multiple accounts. The
discreet interface feels a little bit like the Tweetie Twitter client with a
slick Cocoa finish and an easy to scroll through threaded message window. You
view previews of mails in the main window and click on them to expand the
full view. You can read them in a new window or open the right pane to enjoy
Sparrow's full potential. An unread message in counter sits in your Menu Bar
to keep track of mails and Growl notifications let you know when a new
message has arrived. Most useful of all, you can use Sparrow with as many
Gmail accounts as you want - flicking between different accounts is a synch.
The only problem is that some of the functionality of Gmail is missing. For
example, you can't access filtering functions and you can't edit separate
signatures for different accounts. However, most recently Sparrow has been
updated to support IMAP accounts which will give it much greater appeal.
Control over those accounts is limited though - you can't move mail between
IMAP accounts using Sparrow for example. *If you're a Gmail user looking for
a slightly different way to manage your accounts, Sparrow is worth a
go.*Download *Sparrow 1.4* in Softonic