Email settings

Gmail and Google Workspace IMAP and SMTP settings

The server, port and security settings for Gmail and Google Workspace, what to switch on first, and the steps for your email app.

1. Who hosts your email?

Gmail and Google Workspace settings

Incoming mail (IMAP)

Server: imap.gmail.com
Port: 993
Security: SSL/TLS
Username: Your full email address

Outgoing mail (SMTP)

Server: smtp.gmail.com
Port: 465 (SSL) or 587 (STARTTLS)
Security: SSL/TLS on 465, STARTTLS on 587
Authentication: Required, same login as incoming

Download a ready file

Gmail and Google Workspace signs in through your email app, so a profile file cannot carry it. Use the steps below, or save the settings as a text file.

Before you start

On a personal Gmail account IMAP is always on since January 2025, so there is no switch to turn on.
Update your email app first. Older versions, such as Outlook 2016, may not support the sign in Gmail needs.

If it will not connect

Username and password not accepted: use Sign in with Google instead of typing a password. With 2-Step Verification on, an app password is the fallback.
Too many simultaneous connections: one Gmail account can be added to up to 15 email apps at a time. Remove the ones you no longer use.
Changed your Google password lately? Re-enter it in the app, or repeat the account setup.

2. Which email app are you adding it to?

Checked 27 October 2026 against Gmail Help: Add Gmail to another email client, Google for Developers: IMAP and SMTP. Providers change these, so if a setting fails, the provider's own page wins.

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Questions

The incoming (IMAP) server is imap.gmail.com, port 993, SSL/TLS. Use your full Gmail or Workspace address. Google no longer allows apps that ask you to share your Google password, so choose Sign in with Google in your email app. An app password is a fallback only, and Google does not recommend it.

The outgoing (SMTP) server is smtp.gmail.com, port 465 (SSL) or 587 (STARTTLS), SSL/TLS on 465, STARTTLS on 587, with authentication switched on.

On a personal Gmail account IMAP is always on since January 2025, so there is no switch to turn on. Update your email app first. Older versions, such as Outlook 2016, may not support the sign in Gmail needs. Username and password not accepted: use Sign in with Google instead of typing a password. With 2-Step Verification on, an app password is the fallback. Too many simultaneous connections: one Gmail account can be added to up to 15 email apps at a time. Remove the ones you no longer use. Changed your Google password lately? Re-enter it in the app, or repeat the account setup.

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