WPS Email Notifications on Windows: Introduction

Email Notifications in WPS is an email alert feature in WPS Mail on Windows; it includes 2 core tasks, with 2 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	2	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	2	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Email Notifications is a notification settings feature in WPS Mail for Windows. It helps you stay aware of newly received emails or receive a scheduled summary of unread emails.

Core capabilities include:

Set up new email notifications to receive alerts when new mail arrives and choose the notification scope.
Set up daily unread email reminders to receive a summary at a scheduled time.

This feature is useful for users who want to respond to inbox updates quickly, review unread emails in one place, and reduce missed messages.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device with system notifications enabled
App version	The latest version of WPS Office for Windows is recommended
Network	An internet connection is required for mail sync and notification delivery
Other	Sign in to your WPS account and allow WPS notifications in Windows

Source: System requirements for WPS Office

Download & Installation

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS, go to the Mail page, and confirm that you can open Settings and Notification Settings

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Supports new email notifications and daily unread email reminders. New email notifications can be limited to All folders or Inbox only, and daily reminders can be scheduled for a specific time.	Outlook supports desktop alerts and lets users turn notifications on or off for Mail, Calendar, or Documents. It also supports custom notification sounds.	Gmail supports desktop notifications for new mail, important mail, or no mail notifications, and it also supports notification sounds.	Notion Mail supports notification controls by account, view, and sender, and it can send a test notification.	Acrobat notifications focus on document workflows such as viewing, reviewing, and signing, with immediate status alerts and a daily email digest.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS combines real-time new email alerts and scheduled unread email summaries in one settings area, with direct controls for notification scope and reminder time.	Compared with WPS: Outlook's official page focuses on desktop alerts and sound settings, but that page does not describe a daily unread email summary reminder.	Compared with WPS: Gmail provides browser-based desktop notifications and sound settings, but its official page does not describe a daily unread email summary reminder.	Compared with WPS: Notion Mail offers finer notification filtering, but it is currently limited to Gmail-connected accounts, and Notion states that Notion Mail will shut down on September 22, 2026.	Compared with WPS: Adobe notifications are centered on document status updates rather than inbox-style new email alerts.
Official Source	—	Turn new message alert pop-up on or off in Outlook	Change Gmail notifications	Customize notifications in Notion Mail	Acrobat notifications

Overall Conclusion
WPS Email Notifications is a practical fit if you want both immediate new mail alerts and scheduled unread mail summaries in one place. If your priority is browser-based mail alerts, highly granular filtering, or document workflow notifications, the official options from the other products may better match those needs.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable For	Main Need	How WPS Helps
1	Respond to new mail quickly	Everyday office users	Important emails are easy to miss	Turn on New Email Notifications for real-time alerts
2	Review unread emails in one summary	Users managing multiple mail accounts	Unread messages are scattered across accounts	Turn on Daily Unread Email Reminders and receive a scheduled summary
3	Focus only on inbox mail	Users who want fewer interruptions	Too many alerts from other folders	Set the notification scope to Inbox only
4	Check mail at a fixed time	Users who prefer a steady work rhythm	Frequent alerts interrupt focus	Set a daily reminder time and review unread mail later
5	Troubleshoot missing alerts	Users who are not receiving notifications	The feature is on but no alert appears	Check both WPS notification settings and Windows notification permissions

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

Capability	Free	WPS Premium
New email notifications	✅ Available	✅ Available
Daily unread email reminders	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic PDF features	✅ Available	✅ Available
More advanced tools and higher cloud storage	Available within the free plan scope	Includes more advanced tools and higher cloud storage

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended Plan	Why
You mainly need email notification settings	Free	The feature details show no membership restriction for this feature
You also need more advanced office tools	WPS Premium	A better fit if you want email reminders together with more advanced tools and higher cloud storage

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