

If you’ve already worked with Thunderbird and need to add your Gmail account, click the “Tools” menu and select “Account settings”. If you start Thunderbird for the very first time, it will automatically ask you to set up a mail account so you can follow the instructions below. Now you are ready to start working on your Thunderbird Gmail settings. So go ahead and go to the Gmail sign in page and sign in with your Gmail address and password. That way, Thunderbird will use your existing browser session to configure access to your Gmail account. Technically, you don’t even need to “Enable imap” in your Gmail account for your Thunderbird Gmail settings to work.įor the automated setup to work, it's best that you sign in to your Gmail account with your web browser first, before you do anything else in Thunderbird. Luckily, today’s version of Mozilla Thunderbird has built-in functionality to make the integration with Gmail a lot easier than it used to be. Now, to set up Gmail into Thunderbird, run Thunderbird in your system and then click Mail Setup Enter your Gmail account Username, Email Address, and Password.

How to Set up Mozilla Thunderbird Gmail Settings Correctly This method is best for setting up a Gmail account or one from other popular email providers. Mozilla Thunderbird knows the importance of today’s security standards and you better be ready to meet its needs or it may decide to go rogue on you and not deliver your email messages.
