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 Settings and then See all 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
