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Use it for signup checks, download links, and one-time verification codes.
Messages expire with the inbox. No outbound sending is supported.
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5 Minute Mail generates a free, temporary email address with a five-minute default timer. Unlike a permanent email account, this receive-only inbox is built for one-time signups, verification codes, and short-lived messages that do not need account recovery later.
When you visit the site, a unique email address is created without registration. You can receive messages while the session is active. When the timer ends, the inbox and its messages stop being available through the tool. You can add time before expiration, up to the service limit, or generate a new address for a new task.
Use a temporary address when signing up for newsletters, forums, or trial accounts. Your real inbox stays clean from promotional emails and spam that typically follow new registrations.
Receive a verification code from a service that permits disposable addresses. Use a permanent address if the account needs recovery or long-term access.
Many file-sharing services send download links via email. Use 5 Minute Mail to get the link without committing your primary address to a site you may never visit again.
Keep your permanent address out of a low-risk signup. A unique disposable address can provide a clue when an unexpected sender appears, although it cannot prove who shared or exposed the address.
A disposable address hides your permanent email from the signup form. It does not hide your IP address, browser signals, cookies, username, payment details, or activity from the website. Senders and email delivery providers also process a message before it reaches this page.
Temporary does not mean confidential. Do not receive passwords, banking or medical records, identity documents, legal notices, private attachments, or links needed to recover a permanent account. Use a durable inbox or forwarding alias when you may need the message later.
Read how the service works and the privacy policy before using an address for anything beyond a low-risk, short-lived task.
| Choose | When | Main limit |
|---|---|---|
| Temporary inbox | One permitted, low-risk incoming message | No recovery or replies after expiration |
| Forwarding alias | Ongoing account without sharing your primary address | Depends on an alias provider and destination inbox |
| Permanent email | Recovery, receipts, records, and important relationships | The address becomes a durable identifier |
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Yes. There is no paid tier for creating a temporary inbox. Rate limits and service safeguards still apply, especially to automated or high-volume requests.
No. The inbox is receive-only and your regular email client cannot send from the generated address. Use a permanent email provider when a conversation needs replies.
Each address starts with five minutes. You can click "Add 5 minutes" before expiration until the service's maximum session length is reached.
No. HTTPS protects the browser connection, but ordinary email is not end-to-end encrypted and other providers handle the message. Treat this as disposable, not confidential.