How to Access Gmail With Mozilla Thunderbird

Last Updated: February 3, 2022

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.

Steps

1
Make sure to Enable IMAP in Gmail and click Save Changes when you're done.
2
Open Thunderbird.

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3
Click the Tools menu, and select Account Settings...
4
Select Add Mail Account... from the drop-down list located under the account list on the left.
5
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.
6
Confirm that the connection settings are the same as those shown above and click "Done".
7
Check out Google's recommended client settings, and adjust your client's settings as needed.