protoncheck
lightweight, fast waybar/polybar/yabar/i3blocks module to check the amount of unread emails in a ProtonMail inbox.
Installation
You may compile protoncheck yourself or download a copy from the Releases.
Usage
Run protoncheck, using the --username and --password flags to supply your ProtonMail username and password, respectively. It will output the amount of unread emails in your inbox.
waybar Config
Below is a sample Waybar configuration to check your ProtonMail inbox every 30 seconds.
~/.config/waybar/config:
"modules-right": {
"custom/protoncheck"
}
"custom/protoncheck": {
"exec": "~/bin/protoncheck --username [email protected] --password PASSWORD",
"format": " {}",
"interval": 30,
"on-click": "xdg-open https://mail.protonmail.com/inbox"
}
polybar Config
Below is a sample Polybar configuration to check your ProtonMail inbox every 30 seconds.
~/.config/polybar/config:
modules-right = protoncheck
[module/protoncheck]
type = custom/script
exec = ~/bin/protoncheck --username [email protected] --password PASSWORD | sed 's/^/ /'
interval = 30
click-left = xdg-open https://mail.protonmail.com/inbox
yabar Config
Below is a sample yabar configuration to check your ProtonMail inbox every 30 seconds.
~/.config/yabar/yabar.conf:
title: {
exec: ~/bin/protoncheck --username [email protected] --password PASSWORD | sed 's/^/ /';
type: "periodic";
interval: 30;
}
i3blocks Config
Below is a sample i3blocks configuration to check your ProtonMail inbox every 30 seconds.
~/.config/i3blocks/config:
[protoncheck]
command=~/bin/protoncheck --username [email protected] --password PASSWORD | sed 's/^/ /'
interval=30
color=#A4C2F4
Credits
- Special thank you to @crabvk for making bar-protonmail, without which I wouldn't have had the inspiration to make protoncheck.
Sponsoring
Work on protoncheck is done by volunteers in their free time, and takes time and effort. To show your appreciation and to provide continued motivation for work on this and other open source software, please send a donation.
