Sometimes you just need to create a temporary email for 1 week or more, be it to sign up to a new product, service or newsletter.
Creating a new Gmail or Hotmail account is too time consuming, and you’ll need to log out of your account each time you want to check them. That’s why we created inboxes.app, a simple browser extension which creates as many temporary emails as you’d like.
There’s no time limit what so ever. You can keep your temporary email for 1 week, or you can use it and delete it immediately.
How do temporary emails work?
Temporary email services like inboxes.app let users create as many temporary emails as they like. The email will usually be random, and often they are temporary. However Inboxes.app puts you in control of the email address. You can choose to delete it immidiately, or if you’d like you can keep the temporary email 1 week or more. There really is no time limit.
Your emails all go into one inbox which sits in your browser as an extension. You don’t need to create an account, and as it’s a separate inbox to your personal one, so it won’t get filled with junk.
Rather than having many different email accounts, we put all your emails in to one handy inbox, so there’s no logging out and logging back in. It really is that simple!
Why should I use Inboxes.app for my temporary emails?
It’s a question we keep hearing, and it’s a simple one to answer:
- It’s a simple browser extension which creates as many emails as you’d like
- Once you’re done with an email, you can delete it.
- It’s free to use and download from the Chrome Store
- Your temporary email can last 1 week or more – or less. It’s totally up to you!
- No signup is required.
- Google Chrome is supported.
The best part about using Inboxes.app is that even if you intend on using a website in the future, but you’re done with hearing from them you can quickly delete the email address. Your login will still work, and you’ll never hear from them again.
What are the main uses for temporary emails?
Our users make use of Inboxes.app for many reasons. Some use it for watching BBC iPlayer without needing to sign up with their email, or some users want a little more privacy and would rather join reddit without providing their real email. In some cases like with Yahoo, this was a service which was previous provided but is now a premium feature. These are absolutely legitimate reasons to use disposable and anonymous email addresses, and we’re sure you’ll have many more uses for it.
According to a 2023 survey by Statista, 43% of internet users make use of temporary emails to protect their privacy and avoid spam, and with an estimated 70% of all email traffic being spam, disposable emails are crucial tool for keeping your inbox under control. From our own survey, we’ve found similar results, and that an overwhelming majority of our users make use of Inboxes for privacy reasons.
Some providers give temporary emails for 10 minutes, I want temporary emails 1 week, is that possible?
Absolutely – while some providers only give you an email for a few minutes, we put you in control for how long you’d like the email address. There’s no time limits with the browser extension, and you’ll always have access to your email addresses. We don’t require a login because we value your privacy, but each installation is provided a key which gains you access to your email addresses. That’s how we keep you in control and in charge of your accounts.
What if I want to run my own email?
That’s absolutely possible too! Using what’s known as a “catch all” email address and email rules, you can effectively set up your email such that <anything>@your domain.com comes into the same inbox. When you’re done hearing from a website, you can quickly create a rule deleting anything going into that email address. It’s a little more fiddly than using something such as a temporary email for 1 week, however it gives you a little more control. If however, you really just want to create a few quick emails on the fly, then give inboxes.app a try. One simple browser extension and you’re good to go! No technical knowledge required.
Posted on: July 23, 2021 by Patrick