Gmail killed Pop3 Fetch. We brought it back.

Google discontinued Gmail's POP3 fetching feature in 2026, removing the ability to automatically import emails from external accounts. Pop3Fetch is a direct replacement — it works the same way but runs as a separate service, giving you the same seamless experience you had before. Read the full story →

Email forwarding sends a copy of each email through a relay server before it reaches Gmail — this can cause spam filter issues, add "via" labels, and mangle headers. Pop3Fetch connects directly to your source mailbox and inserts emails straight into Gmail via the official API. No relay, no spam issues, no modified headers. See the full comparison →

Yes. Pop3Fetch is a pass-through — every message streams from your external mailbox directly into Gmail in a single in-memory transfer and is discarded the instant Gmail acknowledges delivery.

Bodies and attachments are never written to our database, never indexed, never logged, and never read by humans. We don't use your email data for advertising, analytics, or AI/ML training. Full security overview →

Yes. Pop3Fetch is independently verified under Google's CASA Tier 2 assessment, which reviews OAuth scopes, data handling, encryption at rest and in transit, authentication, and incident response.

Connections to your external mailbox use TLS. Delivery to Gmail uses the official API over HTTPS. Your mailbox credentials are encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM under a KMS-managed key. CASA assessment details →

Your external mailbox password is encrypted with AES-256-GCM the instant we receive it, and decrypted only in memory when fetching. For Gmail, you sign in with Google's official OAuth — we never see, store, or transmit your Google password. By default we request write-only access, meaning Pop3Fetch can add emails to your inbox but cannot read, search, or delete anything already there. You can revoke our access at any time from your Google account.

It depends on your plan:

Free checks once an hour. Basic checks every 5 minutes. Pro checks every 60 seconds for near-instant delivery, and Pro users can trigger a manual sync at any time for immediate import.

By default, your messages stay on your external mail server after import — Pop3Fetch just copies them, it doesn't move them.

On Pro, you can choose a different behavior per account: leave the message untouched, mark it as read on the source server, or delete it after a successful import. Useful if you want your external account to act as a strictly inbound relay, or if you're winding down an old mailbox.

Yes. If you choose Standard access at sign-in, imported emails run through Gmail's normal spam filter — anything classified as spam goes to your Spam folder just like a directly-received message.

Because we deliver via the official Gmail API rather than a forwarding relay, your imports aren't penalized as third-party-relayed mail, so legitimate messages reliably reach the inbox. With Limited access (write-only), messages bypass the spam pass and land in the inbox directly.

Yes, if you choose Standard access at sign-in, replies will group with their original emails correctly — just like natively-received mail.

If you choose Limited access (write-only), threading may not work for replies. You can switch your access level anytime from your dashboard.

Yes — on Pro. Assign a Gmail label to each external account, and every email imported from that account gets auto-labeled. Filter your inbox by source ("Yahoo," "Work," "Personal") and search by where mail came from. Labels are created in Gmail the first time they're used.

Yes — on Pro. Historical sync lets you import messages that predate your Pop3Fetch setup. Pick a window (today, last 7 days, or last 30 days) and choose whether to sync only unread messages or everything in range. Handy after switching providers, migrating from a desktop client, or recovering from a forwarding rule that silently broke.

Pop3Fetch monitors every sync job. If a connection fails three times in a row — usually because of a password change, an expired app password, or the source server temporarily disabling IMAP/POP3 — we email you immediately. Your dashboard also shows a live status indicator for every account so you can catch problems at a glance.

Unlimited. There are no per-message charges and no monthly caps on any plan — including Free. Whether you receive 10 emails a month or 10,000, Pop3Fetch handles them all at the same price.

Any provider that exposes IMAP or POP3 — which covers almost every email host. Commonly used with Yahoo Mail, Outlook, AOL, iCloud, Fastmail, Zoho, IONOS, GoDaddy, cPanel-based hosts, and corporate mail servers. If your provider gives you server settings, Pop3Fetch can connect to it.

No — Pop3Fetch cannot connect to Gmail accounts as a source. Google disabled password-based IMAP access for Gmail in 2022, which means standard IMAP connections to Gmail are rejected.

Pop3Fetch is designed for external, non-Gmail accounts — Yahoo, Outlook, IONOS, GoDaddy, and other IMAP/POP3 providers.

To consolidate multiple Gmail accounts, use Gmail's built-in forwarding: Settings → Forwarding and POP/IMAP → Add a forwarding address.

Yes. Pop3Fetch handles incoming mail. For outgoing, Gmail has a built-in feature called "Send mail as" that lets you compose and reply from any address inside Gmail.

Together, Pop3Fetch + Send mail as gives you a complete unified Gmail inbox. Step-by-step guide →

Free supports 1 external account. Basic and Pro each include 10 by default. If you need more, add 5-account packs for $2/month or $20/year — stack as many as you need on either paid plan.

You can cancel from your dashboard at any time. A paid subscription stays active until the end of the current billing period — no partial refunds, but no further charges either. If you cancel during the 7-day trial you won't be charged at all. Free-tier users can downgrade or delete their account anytime; there's nothing to cancel.