A Gmail alternative, with no ads.

Why people leave Gmail

Gmail is free because advertising pays for it. Ads show up in your Promotions and Social tabs, and your Google account ties together your inbox, your searches, YouTube and your phone. Google says it stopped reading your email to pick ads in 2017. But your address still ends up everywhere, and the spam follows.

What MedLiam does differently

• No ads. Not even on the free plan. Paid plans fund us.
• One address per site. 15 free disposable aliases: if a site sells your address, you shut it off.
• Fake bank emails, caught. Look-alike domains and booby-trapped links flagged before you click.
• Tracking pixels, blocked. Senders don't know when or where you read.
• A local company. Medtra Inc., in Pointe-Claire, Québec.

Switch without losing anything, in three steps

1. Create your MedLiam inbox. Thirty seconds, no credit card.
2. Forward your Gmail. In Gmail: Settings, See all settings, Forwarding and POP/IMAP, then add your MedLiam address. New messages land with us.
3. Update your address one account at a time. Start with your bank and taxes, then online shopping, with one alias per site.

What Gmail does better

We'd rather tell you. Gmail gives 15 GB free, shared with Google Drive and Photos; MedLiam gives 2. Gmail plugs into Docs, Calendar and Meet. If you live in Google's world, keep Gmail for that and use MedLiam for everything else.

See also: MedLiam, Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo and Proton side by side.

Common questions

What's the best free Gmail alternative?

If you want free email with no ads, disposable aliases and fraud protection, MedLiam. If encryption matters most, Proton Mail. If you want your email stored in Canada, NorthMail.

Do I lose my old emails if I leave Gmail?

No. Your Gmail account stays open with everything in it. You forward new messages to MedLiam and only close Gmail when you're ready.

Is MedLiam really free?

Yes. The Free plan gives you 2 GB and 15 disposable aliases, with no ads. Plus costs $5.99 a month for 25 GB, 100 aliases and your own domain.