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Unread Mail CounterStream Deck plugin for Windows

Your unread email count on a Stream Deck key

Keys show how many emails are unread in Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud and other IMAP mail, and a press opens your mail.

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Unread Mail Counter: Your unread email count on a Stream Deck key

Overview

What Unread Mail Counter does

To see your unread Gmail, Yahoo or iCloud emails on a Stream Deck, add Unread Mail Counter, put its Unread Mail key on your Stream Deck and type your email address and an app password in its settings: the key shows the number of unread emails in your inbox right away, green when there is mail and white at zero, and new mail in the inbox shows within seconds on most servers.

One press opens your mail in the browser, and the plugin only reads: nothing is marked as read, moved or deleted.

Features

What you can do

01

Know when mail is waiting

The Unread Mail key shows a big number of unread emails in the folder or label you pick, green when there is mail and white at zero. Very large counts show as 12k.

Know when mail is waiting: The Unread Mail key shows a big number of unread emails in the folder or label you pick, green when there is mail and white at zero. Very large counts show as 12k.
02

Open your mail with one press

Gmail opens the same label, or a search with the same filters. Yahoo, iCloud and other services open their webmail, or any web address you set for the key.

Open your mail with one press: Gmail opens the same label, or a search with the same filters. Yahoo, iCloud and other services open their webmail, or any web address you set for the key.
03

Count only what matters

Each key has its own folder or label, a sender filter (a name or an address), an only-starred switch and, for Gmail, a search such as category:primary.

Count only what matters: Each key has its own folder or label, a sender filter (a name or an address), an only-starred switch and, for Gmail, a search such as category:primary.
04

On the Stream Deck + dial

The unread count with the sender and subject of the newest unread email on the touch strip. Turn to switch accounts, push or tap to open your mail.

On the Stream Deck + dial: The unread count with the sender and subject of the newest unread email on the touch strip. Turn to switch accounts, push or tap to open your mail.
05

In English and Japanese

The keys and the settings follow the language of your Stream Deck app, and folders named in Japanese are shown in Japanese.

In English and Japanese: The keys and the settings follow the language of your Stream Deck app, and folders named in Japanese are shown in Japanese.
06

Clear when something is wrong

The key says Check password or Offline in plain words, keeps the last count with a small dot while the server cannot be reached or answers with an error, and the settings page says what happened.

Clear when something is wrong: The key says Check password or Offline in plain words, keeps the last count with a small dot while the server cannot be reached or answers with an error, and the settings page says what happened.

Also built in

  • Work and personal side by side

    Up to 5 accounts, typed in once and shared by every key, each on its own key.

  • Pick your look

    Classic, Neon, Ring, Bars or Solid.

  • Private by design

    Your addresses and app passwords stay in the Stream Deck app on your PC, out of exported profiles, and go only to your own mail server over an encrypted connection. No server of ours, no tracking.

Set up

How it works

  1. Install the plugin from the Elgato Marketplace. In the Stream Deck app, drag Unread Mail onto a key, or Unread Mail (dial) onto a Stream Deck + dial.
  2. Type your email address and an app password under Account 1: in Gmail under Google Account, Security, 2-Step Verification, App passwords; in iCloud under Sign-In and Security, App-Specific Passwords; in Yahoo under Account security, Generate app password. Gmail, Yahoo, iCloud, AOL and other big services are found from the address; for other mail, type the IMAP server.
  3. Pick the folder or label and, if you like, a filter. The key shows the count right away; the inbox updates within seconds on most servers and other folders at the interval you choose, from 30 seconds to 15 minutes.

Coming soon: Elgato Marketplace

FAQ

Questions

Short answers to what people ask before they add it.

Something not working?

Email contact@gramshift.com and we will help you get it going. You can also use the support page.

How do I show my unread Gmail count on a Stream Deck?

Add the Unread Mail key of Unread Mail Counter and type your Gmail address and a Google app password in its settings. The key shows the number of unread emails in your inbox right away and updates within seconds when new mail arrives.

Why does it need an app password?

Gmail, Yahoo and iCloud let mail apps sign in only with an app password, made in your account's security settings. It works only for mail apps, and you can remove it at any time without changing your real password.

Does the plugin mark my emails as read?

No. It opens your folders read only and reads the counts and, for the dial, the sender and subject of the newest unread email. Nothing is marked as read, moved, deleted or sent.

Can I count only one label, starred mail or mail from one sender?

Yes. Each key has its own folder or label, a sender filter and an only-starred switch, and Gmail keys also take a Gmail search such as category:primary.

Does it work with Outlook.com or Microsoft 365?

No. Microsoft no longer lets mail apps sign in with a password, so Outlook.com, Hotmail and Microsoft 365 accounts cannot be read by this plugin.

Requirements

Before you buy

Works with

Works on Windows 10 or 11 with the Stream Deck app 6.9 or later and any Stream Deck with keys (the dial action needs a Stream Deck +), with Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo! JAPAN, iCloud Mail, AOL and other mail that mail apps open with IMAP and a password. Outlook.com, Hotmail and Microsoft 365 accounts are not supported.

A Stream Deck plugin sold on the Elgato Marketplace.

Limits

  • Windows only (Windows 10 or 11). Not for Mac.
  • Outlook.com, Hotmail and Microsoft 365 accounts are not supported.
  • Some work and school accounts turn IMAP access off.
  • Counts only: mail cannot be read, answered or deleted from a key.
  • The Gmail search filter works with Gmail accounts only.
  • Instant updates cover one folder per account (the inbox) on servers that offer them; other folders update at the regular check.

Get Unread Mail Counter

Works on Windows 10 or 11 with the Stream Deck app 6.9 or later and any Stream Deck with keys (the dial action needs a Stream Deck +), with Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo! JAPAN, iCloud Mail, AOL and other mail that mail apps open with IMAP and a password. Outlook.com, Hotmail and Microsoft 365 accounts are not supported.

Coming soon: Elgato Marketplace