$ email --temporary
Free Temporary Email
Generate a disposable email address in seconds, with no sign-up, and receive messages instantly — perfect for one-off sign-ups, testing and keeping your real inbox away from spam.
- no sign-up
- free
- instant inbox
How to use the temporary email generator
As soon as you open this page, a temporary email is created for you — no form, no sign-up, no cost. Just click Copy, use the address on the website you want and wait: the inbox checks for new messages automatically every few seconds, and the confirmation email shows up right here on the page. When you are done (or if the site rejects the domain), click New address to discard the current inbox and generate another one instantly.
What a disposable email is — and when to use it
A disposable email is a real address that receives real messages, but with no link to your identity and a short lifespan. It solves a well-known problem: every sign-up made with your personal email becomes a permanent source of newsletters, promotions and leaks. With a temporary address, the welcome email arrives, you confirm what you need and the inbox disappears — the spam dies with it.
- One-off sign-ups: downloading an e-book, joining a Wi-Fi network, trying a service for a few minutes.
- Software testing: developers use the tool to test sign-up flows, email verification and password recovery with a real inbox on every run — without setting up a test mail server.
- Evaluating products: exploring a platform without handing your contact over to its marketing list.
- Protecting your main inbox: keeping your personal email reserved for the people and services that really matter.
Privacy and limitations — read before using
The tool runs in your browser and consumes the public API of mail.tm, which hosts the temporary inboxes. This means received messages stay on that provider’s servers until they expire — so never use a temporary email for important accounts, financial services or any sensitive content. The address also only receives messages (it cannot send), may be removed by the provider at any time, and some websites block disposable domains at sign-up. For safe reading, the HTML content of each message is sanitized and displayed in isolation, without executing scripts.
## faq
Frequently asked questions
What is a temporary email and how does it work?
A temporary email (also called a disposable email or temp mail) is an email address generated on the spot, with no sign-up, that receives messages normally for a short period and then self-destructs. You use the address on a website, receive the message or confirmation code right here on the page, and discard the inbox — your real inbox stays out of the picture.
How long does the temporary email last?
The inbox keeps working while you keep the page open and, thanks to the browser, usually survives reloads. However, the provider may remove temporary accounts at any time, without notice. Treat each address as disposable: use it, receive what you need and generate a new one whenever you want.
Is a temporary email safe and anonymous?
The address is random and does not ask for any of your data, which protects your identity in one-off sign-ups. But the messages sit on the provider’s servers (mail.tm) until they expire and the inbox has no verified owner — so never use a temporary email for important accounts, banks or any service that handles sensitive data.
Can I send emails with the temporary address?
No. The tool only receives messages. This is intentional: disposable addresses that could send email would quickly be abused for spam, which would get the service’s domains blocked. There are other kinds of services for sending anonymous email, with different implications.
Why do some websites reject temporary emails?
Many services keep lists of known disposable domains and block sign-ups that use them, precisely to prevent fake accounts. If the address is rejected, click "New address" — the provider’s domains change over time — or use a real email with an alias (like the alias features in Gmail and iCloud).
What do developers use temporary email for?
Mostly to test sign-up flows, email confirmation and password recovery in development and staging environments: each test gets a fresh, real inbox, without polluting a personal email or depending on a dedicated SMTP server. It is also handy for downloading materials that require an email and for trying services you only want to evaluate.
Can I use a temporary email for WhatsApp or social networks?
Not recommended. WhatsApp and most social networks confirm accounts via SMS, not email, and services like Google and Facebook block known disposable domains. Besides, if you lose access to the temporary inbox — which happens by design — you also lose account recovery. For any profile you intend to keep, use a real email.
What is the difference between a temporary email and a Gmail alias?
A temporary email is an independent, anonymous, short-lived inbox hosted by a third-party provider. An alias (like Gmail’s "+" trick, yourname+store@gmail.com, or iCloud’s Hide My Email) still delivers to your real inbox, but lets you filter messages and identify who leaked your address. Use the temporary one for sign-ups you want to discard completely; use an alias when you want to keep receiving, but in an organized, traceable way.
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