Free email with your own domain
Free custom domain email for receiving mail
Add a domain you own and every address at it — anything@yourdomain.com — receives mail automatically. Read incoming mail on the web or through the API: verification codes, links, full messages and a wait endpoint. Free Domain Mail never sends or forwards mail. You keep your domain registrar and add the DNS records shown during setup.
Free · Unlimited domains · No credit card required · Receive-only
From domain to inbox
- Add your domain. You need a domain you control and access to its authoritative DNS records. You keep your registrar.
- Add two DNS records. A TXT record at _maildock-verify verifies ownership; an MX record points the domain to mx.freedomainmail.com.
- Press Check DNS. Wait for the records to propagate, then confirm they were found.
- Read your mail. Mail sent to any address at your domain — anything@yourdomain.com — appears in your inbox and through the API.
A receiving inbox vs email forwarding
| Free Domain Mail | Email forwarding | |
|---|---|---|
| Where mail ends up | Stored in your Free Domain Mail inbox for 30 days | Passed on to a mailbox you already have |
| Every address at the domain | Yes, catch-all with nothing to create | Depends on the service's catch-all or alias settings |
| Codes and links through an API | Yes: code, links and messages endpoints | Read them in the destination mailbox |
| Send or reply from your domain | No, receive-only | Only with a separate sending (SMTP) service |
| Desktop apps (IMAP, POP3) | No, webmail and API only | Through the destination mailbox |
An inbox, not a forwarding address
Forwarding passes incoming mail on immediately without storing it. Here, mail addressed to your verified domain stays in your Free Domain Mail inbox for 30 days — read it on the web, or fetch codes, links and full messages through the API. This is a read-only inbox: nothing is ever forwarded or sent from your address.
What is included
Free Domain Mail is receive-only — it never sends mail on your behalf. The service has daily limits on adding domains. Check the current limits in the app before relying on a particular volume. There is no published storage allowance or uptime SLA.
Webmail is available for reading incoming mail. IMAP, SMTP and POP3 access for Outlook, Apple Mail or Thunderbird is not available. Your verified domain gets a catch-all inbox that receives at every address, plus an API that returns codes and links from incoming mail. There are no aliases, shared mailboxes, automatic forwarding, outbound sending or stored file attachments.
Who this is for
It suits people who want addresses at their own domain for sign-ups, tests and one-off contacts — a private alternative to public temp mail — and developers who need to read verification emails in automated tests.
If you need to send messages, use a desktop mail client or run team mailboxes, choose a full email host. A domain's MX record decides where all of its mail goes, so use a spare domain or a subdomain such as mail.yourdomain.com if the main domain already receives mail you depend on.
Common questions
Is it really free?
Yes. There are no paid plans: connect as many domains as you own. Anti-abuse limits, such as a daily cap on adding new domains, still apply.
Do I need to move my domain?
No. Keep your registrar. Add the records at the DNS provider currently authoritative for your domain.
Can I use an address at a domain I do not own?
No. Setup requires DNS access to verify the domain. For a quick throwaway address, use the free temp mail on the homepage.
Can I connect Outlook or Apple Mail?
No. Mail is available through Free Domain Mail webmail and the API, without IMAP, SMTP or POP3 client access.
Is this the same as email forwarding?
No. Forwarding passes mail on immediately without storing it. Here, incoming mail stays in your Free Domain Mail inbox for 30 days and nothing is forwarded or sent anywhere else.
Can I reply from these addresses?
No. Free Domain Mail only receives mail; it never sends or forwards from your domain.