Google removed "Check mail from other accounts" in Jan 2026 · see the announcement

Your inbox shouldn't break because Google changed its mind.

MailBridge fetches emails from your external accounts and delivers them to Gmail — the same way Google used to. No migration. No new apps. Just your email, working again.

Free during beta · No credit card · Cancel anytime

✓ POP3 & IMAP fetching
✓ Encrypted credential storage (AES-256)
✓ SPF/DKIM-aligned forwarding
✓ Polls every 2–5 min

How MailBridge replaces what Google removed

Your Accounts
Yahoo, Outlook, custom domain, ISP…
POP3 / IMAP
MailBridge
Fetches & forwards
SMTP
Your Gmail
Everything in one inbox
Your Accounts
Yahoo, Outlook, custom domain, ISP…
POP3 / IMAP
MailBridge
Fetches & forwards
SMTP
Your Gmail
Everything in one inbox
The problem

Google's suggested workarounds
don't actually work.

✕ Auto-forwarding

Destroys your sender reputation

Forwarding spam makes your external account look like a spam source. Gmail then filters your legitimate forwarded email too. It's a downward spiral.

✕ Gmail mobile app (IMAP)

Mobile only. No unified web inbox.

You can add accounts in the app, but not on desktop. And they show as separate inboxes — not the single unified view you had before.

✕ Switch to Thunderbird

You chose webmail for a reason

Desktop clients are powerful, but why should you overhaul your entire workflow because Google killed a feature? You shouldn't.

✕ Migrate to Gmail entirely

Not always possible. Or wanted.

Custom domains, business systems, catch-all addresses, ISP email — you can't just point everything at @gmail.com. And Google knows it.

How it works

Two minutes to set up. Runs forever.

01

Add your external accounts

Enter the same POP3 or IMAP credentials you used in Gmail's "Check mail" settings. We connect over TLS — no plaintext passwords.

02

We fetch on a schedule

MailBridge polls your external accounts every 2–5 minutes (depending on plan) and picks up new messages, exactly like Gmail used to do.

03

Emails arrive in Gmail

Messages are forwarded to your Gmail with preserved headers and proper SPF/DKIM alignment. Gmail's spam filter, labels, search — all work normally.

Who's behind this

Built by someone who needed it.

I used Gmail's POP fetch for years to pull email from my custom domains into a single inbox. When Google killed it in January with barely any notice, I spent a week trying every workaround — forwarding (spam disaster), Thunderbird (not what I want), Fastmail (another migration). None of them just put my email back where it was. So I'm building the thing that does.

C
Christian
Founder, MailBridge

Your credentials are encrypted

Stored with AES-256 encryption at rest. Connections to your mail servers use TLS. We never store email content.

We don't read your email

MailBridge is a relay, not a mailbox. Messages pass through and are forwarded to Gmail. We don't index, analyze, or retain them.

Cancel and nothing breaks

We stop polling. That's it. All emails already in Gmail stay in Gmail. There's nothing to migrate or export.

Pricing

Simpler than it should be.

Plans starting at $4/month for a single external account. Multiple accounts, faster polling, and team plans available.

Free during beta for all waitlist members. No credit card required.

FAQ

Common questions

Isn't POP3 insecure? That's why Google dropped it.
POP3 in plaintext is insecure. MailBridge uses POP3S and IMAPS — encrypted connections over TLS. Google dropped this feature because they stopped wanting to maintain it, not because it can't be done securely. The protocol has supported encryption for years.
Won't forwarded emails get flagged as spam by Gmail?
This is the problem with auto-forwarding — it forwards spam too, wrecking your reputation. MailBridge is different: we log into your external account and pull messages (just like Gmail used to), then forward from our authenticated servers with proper SPF/DKIM alignment. Gmail trusts the delivery path.
Can I still reply from my external address in Gmail?
Yes. Gmail's "Send mail as" feature uses SMTP and is not affected by the POP changes. You can still send from your custom domain or external address — MailBridge just handles the inbound side.
What email providers do you support?
Any provider that offers POP3 or IMAP access: Yahoo, Outlook/Hotmail, custom domain email (GoDaddy, Namecheap, cPanel hosts, Hetzner, OVH…), ISP email, iCloud, and more.
How is this different from Magpie or self-hosted solutions?
Magpie and similar tools require you to run your own server, manage Docker containers, and handle uptime yourself. MailBridge is a hosted service — you sign up, add your accounts, and it works. No server to maintain, no infrastructure to manage.
What happens if I cancel?
We stop polling your external accounts. All emails already delivered to Gmail stay there — we never touch your Gmail inbox directly. There's nothing to undo or export.

Google moved on. Your email shouldn't have to.

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