This article is a step by step guide to setting up gmail in Thunderbird. You can also setup your Google apps account ([email protected]) in the similar way.
That’s it. Now click on Read Message link on the right. Thunderbird will check all the settings and download all your mail instantly.
Now you can use Gmail right inside the Thunderbird mail client. You can compose new mail, send mail, move mails to folders, star the mails, search for mails and do much more. You could also set up gmail under POP instead of IMAP, but we prefer IMAP and recommend the same. The above article may contain affiliate links which help support Guiding Tech. However, it does not affect our editorial integrity. The content remains unbiased and authentic.