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Gmailify Replacement: What to Use After January 2027

Updated 2026-10-03 · by Adam Hale

There is no single Gmailify replacement, because Gmailify did three jobs at once: it brought your Yahoo or Outlook mail into Gmail, applied Gmail's spam filter and inbox features to it, and let you send as that address. The closest rebuild is auto-forwarding for incoming mail plus a separate tool for sending. Google stopped accepting new Gmailify users after Q1 2026 and ends it for everyone in January 2027.

What Gmailify did, and what ends

According to Gmail Help 16604719, Gmailify applied these Gmail features to a linked third-party account:

The timeline is short: "After the first quarter of 2026, this feature no longer supports new users. Existing users can still use the feature until January 2027." In the same month, Gmail also removes "Send as" for third-party addresses (Gmail Help 17101213). Mail you already synced stays in Gmail.

A Gmailify replacement in three parts

Gmailify job Replacement Cost Notes
Get mail into Gmail Auto-forwarding at the other provider Free at Outlook.com and iCloud; Yahoo needs paid Yahoo Mail Plus; AOL doesn't offer it Google recommends forwarding
Gmail spam filter, categories, search Comes with forwarding, because the mail now lives in Gmail Free The other provider filters first, then Gmail
Send as that address Extension, desktop client, Gmail app or provider webmail Free to about $60/yr See options below

Incoming mail: check whether your provider can forward

Forwarding is the cleanest route, but not every free account offers it:

If you can't forward, you have three choices. You can add the account to the Gmail mobile app as a separate account, which keeps working. You can use a desktop client that reads both mailboxes. Or you can pay a fetch service:

These services import mail into Gmail through the Gmail API. That means they hold access to the other mailbox on their servers.

Organize forwarded mail like Gmailify did

Create a Gmail filter for to:you@yahoo.com (or your other address) that applies a label. That gives you the per-account view Gmailify used to provide. Gmail's categories and search then work on that mail like any other.

If you used Gmailify mainly on your phone

The Gmail app for Android and iOS can still add Yahoo, Outlook and other accounts over IMAP. Google says you "can continue to read and send emails from your other account" there. What you lose is Gmail's spam filtering and categories on that account; you get the provider's own filtering instead. If you live on your phone, this may be all you need.

Sending as your address after Gmailify

This is the harder half, since Send as ends too.

Option Stays in Gmail web? Cost Catch
SendAs Relay (extension) Yes, desktop Free for 1 address Firefox and Edge only, no Outlook.com yet
MailBridge Send As (extension) Yes, desktop Not published; early access since 2026-08-05 Its servers hold your SMTP credentials
Thunderbird No Free A separate desktop app
Gmail mobile app Phone only Free Separate account, not a From option
Provider webmail (mail.yahoo.com, outlook.com) No Free Separate tab
Move to Fastmail No $60/yr Individual You leave Gmail as your hub

Outlook.com and Hotmail users: Microsoft has required modern sign-in (OAuth) for these mailboxes since 2024-09-16, and SendAs Relay doesn't support Microsoft sign-in yet. See sending as Outlook or Hotmail from Gmail for what works today.

Google's caution, and our answer to it

Google warns that third-party tools replicating Send as "often require access to your email credentials or OAuth tokens". That's true of every option above except forwarding, Google's own apps and the provider's webmail. If you use a tool, prefer one where you can see the code, where credentials are not stored on someone else's server, and where you can run the server part yourself.

How SendAs Relay fits

SendAs Relay covers only the sending part of Gmailify. It does not fetch or receive mail, so pair it with forwarding or the Gmail app for incoming mail.

It's the wrong pick for Chrome users, phone-first users and Outlook.com/Hotmail addresses. Details: how it works and FAQ.

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