You can read, respond to, and search your Gmail messages even when you aren't connected to the Internet by visiting mail.google.com.
Tips:
- To make it easier to use Gmail when you are offline, we recommend you bookmark mail.google.com in Chrome.
- If you're using Gmail with your work or school account, you can ask your admin to help change your settings.
Turn on Gmail offline
On your computer, make sure you've downloaded Chrome. You can only use Gmail offline in a Chrome browser window, not using Incognito mode.
- Go to Gmail offline settings.
- Check "Enable offline mail."
- Choose your settings, such as how many days of messages you want to sync.
- Click Save changes.
Enable Gmail offline on each device for which you want offline access.
Bookmark Gmail to use offline
You can bookmark your inbox to make accessing your email offline easier.
- In Chrome, open your Gmail inbox.
- To the right of the address bar, click Star
. Learn more about how to create a bookmark in Chrome.
. Use Gmail offline
To use Gmail when you’re not connected to the Internet, go to mail.google.com, or click the bookmark you created for Gmail offline in Chrome.
Note: When you send emails offline, your email goes into a new "Outbox" folder and gets sent as soon as you go back online.
Uninstall Gmail offline
Step 1: Remove your offline data
- On your computer, open Google Chrome.
- At the top right, click More
Settings.
- At the bottom, click Advanced.
- Under "Privacy and security," click Content settings
- Click See all cookies and site data
Settings.Step 2: Turn off Gmail offline
- Go to Gmail offline settings.
- Uncheck "Enable offline mail."
