Add another email account on your computer

In a web browser, at mail.google.com, you can add:

• Another Gmail account.
• A non-Gmail account like Outlook, iCloud Mail or Yahoo.

You can add up to five email addresses to your Gmail account.

In the Gmail app, you can also add another email account. However, you can't add accounts like Exchange and Post Office Protocol (POP). Learn how to add an account in the Gmail app.

Before you begin

• You can't connect email accounts that don't support secure connections.
• You can import messages from another email account, but not any folders or labels.
• Your other email account needs to have POP access. If you're not sure, check your other email account's settings menu.

Step 1: Change POP settings in your other account

Outlook, iCloud Mail or another email provider

In your other email account, turn on POP access.

Another Gmail account

1. On your computer, sign in to the Gmail account that you want to import from.
2. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
3. At the top, click on the Forwarding and POP/IMAP tab.
4. In the 'POP download' section, select Enable POP for all email.
5. At the bottom, click Save changes.

Tip: When you enable POP for all email, we recommend to keep a copy of the emails in your inbox. Next to 'When messages are accessed with POP', select Keep Gmail's copy in the inbox.

Step 2: Add another email account

1. On your computer, sign in to the Gmail account that you want to import to.
2. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
3. At the top, click the Accounts and import or Accounts tab.
4. In the 'Check email from other accounts' section, click Add an email account.
5. Type the email address of the other account.
6. Click Next.
7. Optional: If prompted, you can:
   • Link your account with Gmailify and get enhanced Gmail features for your other account.
   • Import your emails from your other account.
8. Enter your username and password.
9. Below where you enter your username and password, select the settings that you want.
10. Click Add account.

Tip: When you add another email account, we recommend that you select these settings:

• Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail
• Label incoming messages

Transfer old emails from another email account

When you switch to Gmail, you can transfer your old emails from your other account.

1. On your computer, open Gmail.
2. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
3. At the top, click the Accounts and import tab.
4. Click Import emails and contacts.
5. Follow the on-screen steps.
6. Click Start import.

Tips:

• After you import, Gmail forwards messages sent to your other account for 30 days.
• Your new Gmail address is visible for 60 days or until you delete the reminder.

Stop email imports

1. On your computer, open the Gmail account that you import to.
2. At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
3. At the top, click the Accounts and import tab.
4. In the 'Check mail from other accounts' section, next to the account, click Delete.

Tip: If you still get emails, sign in to your other email account and turn off automatic forwarding.

Fix errors when you add another email account

If you get an error message, click Show error details.

• If POP is disabled: Go to your other email account and turn on POP.
• If POP is unavailable: Your email provider doesn't support POP. You can:
  • Import old emails from your other email account.
  • Set up automatic forwarding.

Fix the 'Server denied POP3 access' error message

• If you use two-step verification: Create an app password.
• If you use a work or school account:
  • In the 'POP server' section:
    1. Enter 'mail.domain.com'.
    2. Select Port 110.
• If you use Google MX records with a work or school account:
  • In the 'POP server' section:
    1. Enter 'pop.gmail.com'.
    2. Select Port 995.

If you still can't sign in, turn on access to less secure apps.

Related resources

• Fix problems importing emails
• Automatically forward Gmail messages to another account