Send an email from your alias in Gmail

You can make it seem like you're sending an email from an alias instead of your personal Gmail account. Before you begin, set up and activate email forwarding.

Important: While these directions let you send emails from a custom email alias at your domain, email recipients can still find your personal Gmail address if they inspect the email headers. Emails from your alias are not digitally signed and are more likely to be flagged as spam.

For a more secure and integrated custom email experience, sign up for Google Workspace.

Step 1: Generate your app password

1. On your computer, go to your Google Account. 
2. At the left, click Security. 
3. Under 'Signing in to Google', click App passwords and sign in, if required.
   • If you don't find 'App passwords', click 2-Step Verification and follow the steps to turn on 2-step verification for your account. You may have to sign in again.
4. Under 'App passwords', click Select app  Mail.
5. Click Select device  Other.
6. Enter the name of your domain and click Generate.
7. From the app password box, copy the 16-character password that is generated. You'll need this address when you add your new send-as (forwarded) account (in Step 2 below).

Step 2: Add an email alias

1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
2. In the top right-hand corner, click Settings Settings.
3. Select the Accounts and import or Accounts tab.
4. In the 'Send mail as' section, click Add another email address.
5. In the window that opens, enter the name that you want recipients to view.
6. Enter the email address alias that you've set up for email forwarding. 
7. Confirm that 'Treat as an alias' is marked, and click Next step. 
8. In the 'SMTP Server' field, enter: smtp.gmail.com.
9. From the 'Port' menu, choose 587.
10. In the 'Username' field, enter the username that you're signed in with. 
11. In the 'Password' field, enter the 16-character generated app password that you copied in Step 1. 
12. Confirm that the Secured connection using TLS box is ticked.
13. Click Add account.

​Step 3: Confirm the address

1. On your computer, go to Gmail.
2. Open the confirmation message that you received from Gmail.
3. Click the link. 

Step 4: Change the 'From' address

1. In your message, click the 'From' line.
   • If you can't find the 'From' line, click the space next to the recipient's email.
2. Select the address to send from. 

For more help on how to send emails from your email alias in Gmail, visit the Gmail Help Centre.