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Multiple Gmail accounts

How to manage multiple Gmail accounts

Gmail lets you sign in to several accounts at once, each in a tab of its own. Here’s how, the other ways to keep them side by side, what each one costs, and how Dodosend does it.

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Free for one Gmail mailbox, on macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Add another account to Gmail

Gmail remembers each account you add, so the next time it’s one click away. The first account you sign in to usually becomes the default: the one Gmail opens with.

  1. 1In Gmail on a computer, click your profile picture at the top right.
  2. 2Click Add account, and sign in to the other account.
  3. 3To move between them, click your profile picture again and pick one. Each opens in a tab of its own.

Ways to keep several Gmail accounts

Each one has a catch. Prices are as each app’s own site gave them in October 2026.

WayHow it worksCostWatch out
Gmail’s account switcherAdd each account from your profile picture, and pick one from the same place.FreeOne tab per account, and nothing brings their mail together.
Browser profilesA Chrome or Edge profile for each account, each in a window of its own.FreeA whole browser per account, and still nothing brings their mail together.
Forwarding into one GmailEach account forwards its mail to the one you read.FreeForwarding still works, but Gmail’s own fetching (“Check mail from other accounts”) and Gmailify end in January 2027.
A web wrapperWavebox, WebCatalog or Shift wrap Gmail’s website in a desktop app that keeps each account signed in on its own.Wavebox: free for two Gmail accounts, Pro $99 a year. WebCatalog: free for two apps, Pro $5 a month billed yearly. Shift: free for five spaces.It’s still Gmail’s website inside. Shift is for Mac and Windows only.
A client with a unified inboxSpark, Canary Mail, Mailbird and eM Client put every account, from any provider, in one inbox.Spark and Canary Mail: free, with unlimited accounts. Mailbird: the unified inbox is on Premium. eM Client: free at home for two accounts.Mailbird and eM Client reach Gmail over IMAP, where labels become folders or tags.
DodosendA desktop app for Gmail that opens one mailbox at a time, with Ctrl+Tab to the next.Free for one mailbox; the Multi-mailbox plan, monthly or yearly, for more.No unified inbox, and only Gmail and Google Workspace accounts.

How Dodosend does it

Dodosend opens one Gmail mailbox at a time and moves to the next on a key. Free covers one; the Multi-mailbox plan covers as many as you like.

The next mailbox, on a key

Ctrl+Tab moves to the next mailbox and Ctrl+Shift+Tab to the one before. It’s Ctrl on a Mac too, and it works while you type.

Or pick one from the list

The switcher at the top of the sidebar lists your mailboxes, with a search once you have five. The palette finds one by its address, too.

Back where you were

Switch back to a mailbox and it opens on the page you left it on.

New mail elsewhere

The switcher counts the new mail in each mailbox you’ve opened since starting the app.

One mailbox at a time

There’s no unified inbox. Each mailbox stays itself, with its own Inbox and labels, the way Gmail keeps them.

Gmail and Google Workspace

Personal and work accounts alike, each connected with Google sign-in.

Dodosend’s mailbox switcher open at the top of the sidebar, on sample mail: a work address and a Gmail address, and Link another account at the bottom.
The mailbox switcher, with a work and a personal Gmail account, on sample mail.

Try the keys on sample mail

The demo has one sample mailbox, so there’s nothing to switch to. The rest is the app as it is: move, star, archive and undo, one key each.

Interactive demo. A hands-on look at how it works: use your keyboard or mouse, and the guide shows you what to do. The mail is made up.

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Step 1 of 4

Press ↓ to move to the next thread.Tap “Show me” to move to the next thread.

Move, star and archive from the keyboard. Nothing is final: undo brings it back.

Pricing

Free for one mailbox.

Multi-mailboxPremium

monthly or yearly
  • As many Gmail mailboxes as you like
  • Switch between them with a keystroke
  • Everything in Free
  • Cancel anytime
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Questions

Can I see all my Gmail accounts in one inbox?

Not on Gmail’s website: each account keeps its own inbox, in its own tab. The Gmail app on phones has an All inboxes view, and desktop clients like Spark, Canary Mail, Mailbird and eM Client have a unified inbox. Dodosend doesn’t: it shows one mailbox at a time, with Ctrl+Tab to the next.

Is Gmail ending “Check mail from other accounts”?

Yes. Gmail’s POP fetching, “Check mail from other accounts”, and Gmailify are already closed to new users, and they stop for everyone in January 2027. Forwarding mail from the other account still works.

How do I change my default Gmail account?

Google usually makes the first account you sign in to the default. To change it, sign out of all your accounts, sign in to the one you want first, then add the others back.

Is Dodosend free with several accounts?

Dodosend is free for one Gmail mailbox, with every feature. Connecting more takes the Multi-mailbox plan, billed monthly or yearly. If you go back to Free, the other mailboxes stay connected but closed until you upgrade again.

Does Ctrl+Tab work on a Mac?

Yes. It’s Ctrl, not ⌘, on every system, since macOS keeps ⌘+Tab for switching apps. It works while you’re typing a reply, too.

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