How to Access Gmail With Mozilla Thunderbird: 7 Steps

Questions and Answers

The following guide can help you access Gmail with certain settings. *Please note that with Thunderbird 3.0, you’ll automatically be configured with IMAP. If you’d like to add additional email accounts with IMAP1 access, please see the instructions below.*

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Steps

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   Make sure to Enable IMAP in Gmail and click Save Changes when you’re done.

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   Open Thunderbird.

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   Click the Tools menu, and select Account Settings...

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   Select Add Mail Account... from the drop-down list located under the account list on the left.

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   The first dialog in Thunderbird’s Automatic Account Configuration will be displayed. Enter your name, your Gmail email address and your password. Click Continue.

   • Thunderbird will query the Gmail server2 and automatically configure the appropriate IMAP connection settings for your account. When complete, Thunderbird will show you a confirmation dialog.

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   Confirm that the connection settings are the same as those shown above and click “Done”.

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   Check out Google’s recommended client settings, and adjust your client’s settings as needed.