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SimpleLogin Email Aliases Help Hide Your Address and Manage Unwanted Mail

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Summary

A hands-on review finds that SimpleLogin forwards messages and replies through aliases, helping users conceal their primary email address. The service offers alias controls, browser extensions, mobile apps, and two-factor authentication.

Key points

  • SimpleLogin creates custom or random aliases that forward messages to a connected mailbox.
  • Replies are routed through SimpleLogin, keeping the user's primary address hidden.
  • Users can disable an alias to stop messages sent to it.
  • The service supports browser extensions, iOS and Android apps, authenticator-based two-factor authentication, and WebAuthn security keys.
  • SimpleLogin may access message metadata, and scans incoming unencrypted messages for spam and viruses.
  • The free plan includes 10 aliases; paid features include unlimited aliases, custom domains, multiple mailboxes, and PGP encryption.
  • The review's tests found that forwarding and replies worked as expected.

Article Details

Topic
Review of SimpleLogin email aliases for forwarding messages while keeping a primary email address private.

Vendors

ProtonSimpleLogin, a Proton email alias service, lets users create separate forwarding addresses to protect their primary inbox, reduce tracking across websites, and manage unwanted messages more easily.

Products

SimpleLoginSimpleLogin, a Proton email alias service, lets users create separate forwarding addresses to protect their primary inbox, reduce tracking across websites, and manage unwanted messages more easily.