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Click below links for email login page or email client configuration settings Go to email loginemail client settingsCheck Gmail through other email platforms
Set up IMAP and change your SMTP settings to read Gmail messages in other mail clients, like Microsoft Outlook and Apple Mail. When you use IMAP, you can read your Gmail messages on multiple devices, and messages are synced in real time. You can also read Gmail messages using POP.
Note: To avoid temporarily locking yourself out of your account, make sure you don’t exceed 2500 MB per day for IMAP downloads and 500 MB per day for IMAP uploads. If you’re setting up a single IMAP account on multiple computers, try taking a break between each setup.
Set up IMAP
Step 1: Check that IMAP is turned on
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- In the top right, click Settings
See all settings.
- Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
- In the “IMAP access” section, select Enable IMAP.
- Click Save Changes.
Step 2: Change SMTP & other settings in your email client
Use the table below to update your client with the correct information. For help updating your settings, search your email client’s Help Center for instructions on setting up IMAP.
| Incoming Mail (IMAP) Server |
imap.gmail.com Requires SSL: Yes Port: 993 |
| Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server |
smtp.gmail.com Requires SSL: Yes Requires TLS: Yes (if available) Requires Authentication: Yes Port for SSL: 465 Port for TLS/STARTTLS: 587 |
| Full Name or Display Name | Your name |
| Account Name, User name, or Email address | Your full email address |
| Password | Your Gmail password |
Read Gmail messages on other email clients using POP
You can open your messages from Gmail in other mail clients that support POP, like Microsoft Outlook.
Step 1: Make sure POP is the best way to read your emails
IMAP and POP are both ways to read your Gmail messages in other email clients.
IMAP can be used across multiple devices. Emails are synced in real time.
POP can only be used for a single computer. Emails aren’t synced in real time. Instead, they’re downloaded and you decide how often you want to download new emails.
Step 2: Set up POP
First, set up POP in Gmail
- On your computer, open Gmail.
- In the top right, click Settings
- Click the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
- In the “POP download” section, select Enable POP for all mail or Enable POP for mail that arrives from now on.
- At the bottom of the page, click Save Changes.
Next, make changes on your email client
Go to your client, like Microsoft Outlook, and check these settings.
| Incoming Mail (POP) Server |
pop.gmail.com Requires SSL: Yes Port: 995 |
| Outgoing Mail (SMTP) Server |
smtp.gmail.com Requires SSL: Yes Requires TLS: Yes (if available) Requires Authentication: Yes Port for TLS/STARTTLS: 587 If you use Gmail with your work or school account, check with your administrator for the correct SMTP configuration. |
| Server timeouts | Greater than 1 minute (5 is recommended) |
| Full Name or Display Name | Your name |
| Account Name, User Name, or Email address | Your email address |
| Password | Your Gmail password |