But for the last two years, Google has been quietly pushing a better way. You may have missed the announcement, but the clunky "Gmail Offline" Chrome app is dead. In its place is something much more powerful:
Here is why you need to install the Gmail desktop app right now . A Progressive Web App is essentially a website that pretends to be a native app. When you "install" Gmail via Chrome or Edge, it launches in its own, dedicated window. It has its own icon on your taskbar or dock. It doesn't have the address bar, the back button, or those 47 other extensions you have installed. gmail for dekstop
Have you switched to the Gmail PWA yet? Let us know in the comments if you prefer this over the standard browser tab! But for the last two years, Google has