Email aliases that stand between you and the internet
Hand out an alias like name@tempfwd.com instead of your real address. Mail hits the alias first, clears the spam filter, then forwards itself into your actual inbox. Who leaked your address? One glance tells you. Done with a sender? One click mutes them.
A relay wall between you and everyone else
An alias is a real, deliverable email address — but it isn't attached to any inbox. Its one job is to carry incoming mail safely across to the address you actually read.
- Senders only ever see the alias — your real address never enters a single form
- Spam is stopped at the relay layer, before it can pollute your inbox
- An alias got leaked and bombarded? Pause or delete it — your real inbox never feels a thing
A forwarding line in four steps
Sign in with a code
Enter your real email and grab the 6-digit code we send. New addresses become accounts automatically — no password ever exists.
Pick a prefix
Type your own, roll a random one, or leave it blank and let the system choose. Address = prefix + @tempfwd.com.
Hand the alias out
Sign-ups, newsletters, contact forms — always give the alias. One alias per purpose makes any leak instantly traceable.
Let it forward
Mail arrives in your real inbox on its own, with a 30-day archive kept here — false flags and failed deliveries are both fixable.
One purpose, one alias
news for newsletters, shop for stores, forum for communities… the moment one alias starts collecting promos you never asked for, you know exactly who sold you out.
- Each alias keeps its own tally — total forwards sit right in the list
- Pause a harassed alias anytime — incoming mail is simply dropped while it sleeps
- Finished with it for good? Delete it, and the address can never receive again
Alias or temporary address — which one, when?
The quick test: will this mail still matter in three days? If yes, alias. If no, use the disposable inbox on the home page.
| Your situation | Best tool | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Newsletters and receipts | Forwarding alias | Permanent, delivered straight to your real inbox, 30-day archive as backup |
| Accounts on platforms you'll keep | Forwarding alias | Password resets and security notices depend on this address staying reachable |
| Grabbing a download or a one-off code | Temporary address | Burns clean afterwards, zero traces, and no sign-in needed at all |
| Testing your own sign-up flow | Temporary address | Unlimited fresh addresses on demand — the fastest loop for development |
| A site that rejects temp mail domains | Forwarding alias | Aliases are long-lived real addresses and clear most filters easily |
The alias questions that actually matter
What are the rules for a prefix?
Start with a letter, run 3–30 characters, and stick to letters, digits, dots, hyphens and underscores. System-reserved names like admin or support are off-limits, and a prefix someone already claimed needs a different pick. Feeling uninspired? Hit "Roll a random one" or leave the field blank and let the system decide.
If I reply to forwarded mail, does the sender see my real address?
Yes. TempFwd forwards one way only — there's no "reply as the alias". If a message needs an answer and you'd rather stay hidden, reach the sender through some other channel.
Does deleting an alias erase its old mail?
No. Mail already forwarded to your real inbox is untouched, and on-site archives stay until their own 30 days run out. Only the address itself dies — anything sent to it afterwards bounces.
The spam filter caught a legitimate message — now what?
Every blocked message sits in the archive with its score visible in the detail view. If it's a false positive, click "Not spam": the message is forwarded on the spot, and that sender is never blocked again.
Put the wall up today
One verification code buys you a permanent buffer. A hundred aliases, free for good.