Many of you must have tried using Gmail with Mozilla Thunderbird, but you didn’t knew the settings, right? No problem, below is a shot tutorial on how to access Gmail with Mozilla Thunderbird.

  • Make sure POP access is turned on for your Gmail account.
  • Select Tools | Account Settings… from the menu.
  • Click Add Account….
  • Make sure Email account is selected.
  • Click Next >.
  • Type your name under Your Name:.
  • Enter your Gmail address under Email Address:.
  • Click Next >.
  • Make sure POP is selected under Select the type of incoming server you are using..
  • Type “pop.gmail.com” under Incoming Server:.
  • Click Next >.
  • Enter your full email address (”john.john@gmail.com”, for example) under Incoming User Name:.
    • You’ll just have to append “@gmail.com” to what Mozilla Thunderbird has already entered for you.
  • Click Next >.
  • Give the Gmail account a name (something like “Gmail”, for example) under Account Name:.
  • Click Next >.
  • Now click Done.
  • Highlight Server Settings under the new Gmail account.
  • Make sure SSL is selected under Use secure connection.

Let’s set up the outgoing mail server specifically used for the Gmail account:

  • Highlight Outgoing Server (SMTP) in the list of account on the left.
  • Click Add….
  • Type “smtp.gmail.com” under Server Name:.
  • Type “587? under Port:.
  • Make sure Use name and password is checked.
  • Type your Gmail address under User Name:.
  • Make sure TLS is selected under Use secure connection:.
  • Click OK.
  • Highlight the Gmail account we created before.
  • Under Outgoing Server (SMTP):, make sure smtp.gmail.com is selected.
  • Open Server Settings under the Gmail account.
  • Select TLS under Use secure connection:.
  • Click OK.

That’s it! You are now ready to send/receive your Gmail account e-mails on Mozilla Thuderbird.