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Temp and Throwaway Email Services

There are several reasons why you might need a temporary email address that you can “throw away” once you’re done with it. Perhaps you want to sign up at a website but are afraid to get spammed for all eternity if you would leave your regular mail. For this purpose, you need a disposable email address. These can often forward the mails to your normal account, but – and this is important – stop doing it when you tell it to.

Below, you’ll find a list of the most popular temp email services you can use to keep your regular inbox clean and tidy. Read the product description and our user reviews to find the best solution for you.

  1. AnonAddy icon

    AnonAddy

    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Firefox
    81 alternatives to AnonAddy 

    AnonAddy is an open-source anonymous email forwarding service. The name AnonAddy is short for "anonymous email address".

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    1.  Privacy focusedAnonAddy is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
    2.  PGP EncryptionAnonAddy supports PGP, an encryption system used for sending encrypted emails and files.
    3.  No TrackingAnonAddy will not track you or use your personal data.
    4.  Two-factor AuthenticationAnonAddy supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
    5.  Ad-freeAnonAddy doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
    6.  Spam FilterAnonAddy can detect unsolicited, unwanted and virus-infected emails, calls, files, etc.
    7.  Support for AliasesAnonAddy supports aliases, so you can receive email without exposing your main email address
    Manage aliases from the dashboard
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  2. MailDrop is a free throwaway e-mail address. It's temporary. It's transient. It's disposable. It's meant for those times when you don't want to give out your real address. Just give someone any e-mail address in the maildrop.

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    1.  Support for AliasesMailDrop supports aliases, so you can receive email without exposing your main email address
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  4. Firefox Relay icon

    Firefox Relay

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    109 alternatives to Firefox Relay 

    We all make many online accounts, but most of them are linked to 1 or 2 of our email addresses. This means if just one account is hacked or tracked, every other account and its associated data is now also at risk.

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    1.  Privacy focusedFirefox Relay is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
    2.  Two-factor AuthenticationFirefox Relay supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
    3.  Support for AliasesFirefox Relay supports aliases, so you can receive email without exposing your main email address
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  5. Spamgourmet provides disposable, optionally self destructing, email addresses that get created automatically the first time they are used, forward messages, and then automatically expire after number of specified messages received.

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  6. SimpleLogin icon

    SimpleLogin

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • Google Chrome
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Firefox
    • Safari
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    76 alternatives to SimpleLogin 

    Open source solution to protect your personal email address. Generous free plan with uncapped bandwidth and infinite sends/replies, self-hostable, lot of powerful features, open roadmap, you can count on SimpleLogin to guard your email inbox.

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    1.  Support for AliasesSimpleLogin supports aliases, so you can receive email without exposing your main email address
    2.  Privacy focusedSimpleLogin is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
    3.  Two-factor AuthenticationSimpleLogin supports two-factor authentication (2FA).
    4.  PGP EncryptionSimpleLogin supports PGP, an encryption system used for sending encrypted emails and files.
    5.  Dark ModeSimpleLogin supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
    6.  No TrackingSimpleLogin will not track you or use your personal data.
    7.  Block TrackersSimpleLogin has a feature to block trackers from tracking you.
    Open source solution to protect your email address.
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  8. Guerrilla Mail gives you a disposable email address. You can give your email address to whomever you don't trust. You can read the email using Guerrilla Mail, click on any confirmation link, and even reply.

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    1.  No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Guerrilla Mail without registration.
    2.  Privacy focusedGuerrilla Mail is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
    3.  Support for AliasesGuerrilla Mail supports aliases, so you can receive email without exposing your main email address
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  9. Burner Mail icon

    Burner Mail

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    111 alternatives to Burner Mail 

    Burner Mail helps you protect your privacy by providing you with custom email addresses (burner emails) that can be used to forward all incoming emails to your personal account.

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    1.  Privacy focusedBurner Mail is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
    2.  Support for AliasesBurner Mail supports aliases, so you can receive email without exposing your main email address
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  10. Temporary disposable e-mail service to beat spam. Avoid spam with a free secure e-mail address.

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  11. Tired of receiving spam in your mailbox? This only happened because you inserted someday your email address on some shitty sites.

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  12. Forget about spam, advertising mailings, hacking and attacking robots. Keep your real mailbox clean and secure. TempMail provides temporary, secure, anonymous, free, disposable email address.

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  13. Mailinator is a throwaway email service that lets you use the @mailinator.com email domain to receive email at no cost. The email is publicly accessible by anyone but it's also easily disposable. With this, you can signup for services to try them out and not have to worry...

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  14. YOPmail’s free, quick and feature rich service guards you against spam, phishing and other online abuses. Protect your actual email, instead use YOPmail’s disposable one to sign-up wherever you want. YOPmail creates temporary inboxes of your choice instantaneously.

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  15. Bouncr allows you to hide your permanent email address behind an '@boun.cr' address. You then share it however and with whomever you wish. Anytime you're receiving unwanted emails, simply cancel your Bouncr address and it's gone.

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  16. Inboxkitten is an open-source disposable email service that you can freely deploy adopt on your own!

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  17. Tempr.email is a service for temporary email addresses (Temp mail), also called trashmail addresses or fake email addresses. The service was founded in 2004, at that time still under Discardmail.com and later Spambog.com. Tempr.

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    1.  Ad-freeTempr.email doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
    2.  Spam FilterTempr.email can detect unsolicited, unwanted and virus-infected emails, calls, files, etc.
    The next generation of disposable email addresses
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