Free Mail
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Free Mail, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Free Mail's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free email | Free | Several @free.fr addresses for Freebox subscribers · mailbox capacity is shown in Webmail; no numeric quota stated on the opened page |
The facts
Each one read from Free Mail's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Abuse protection
- Free says it may block an email account to prevent fraudulent use such as spam sent after credentials are compromised.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Account constraints
- A new email login must have 3 to 20 characters, and its password must have 8 to 16 characters.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Account continuity
- Canceling a Freebox subscription does not delete its Free email addresses, though a long period of inactivity may lead to account suspension.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Account eligibility
- Free says Freebox subscribers can create email addresses through their Freebox subscriber account.checked 12 Oct 2026
- After cancellation
- Cancelling a Freebox subscription does not itself delete its associated email addresses, though prolonged inactivity may suspend an email account.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Desktop access
- Free email can be accessed through a mail app installed on a computer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Eligibility
- Freebox subscribers can create several Free email addresses at no charge.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Email service
- Freebox subscribers can create multiple free Free email addresses ending in @free.fr.checked 12 Oct 2026
- IMAP and SMTP
- Free lists imap.free.fr for incoming mail and smtp.free.fr for outgoing mail, with secure connection options and SMTP authentication.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mailbox capacity
- Free describes mailbox capacity as 1 GB, with an option to request an increase up to 10 GB.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mailbox storage
- 1checked 22 Sep 2026
- Mail clients
- Free lists Apple Mail, Gmail, Outlook, and Thunderbird as examples of compatible mail apps.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- Free says users can access their email from a smartphone, tablet, or computer.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Organization tools
- The webmail includes an agenda and options for archiving, sorting, and cleaning up messages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- POP access
- Free also lists pop.free.fr for receiving mail through POP.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- Free supports IMAP, POP, and SMTP for configuring third-party mail clients.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Secure connection
- Free specifies SMTP STARTTLS on ports 587 or 465 and IMAP SSL on port 993; it also lists POP on ports 995 or 110.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage limit
- Free warns that reaching 100% of mailbox capacity may prevent new messages from arriving, but the opened help page gives no numeric mailbox quota.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage limit behavior
- Free warns that a full mailbox may stop receiving new messages and recommends deleting messages or attachments and emptying the trash.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Paris, Francechecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Legacy platform
- Some older Free mailboxes were migrated to Zimbra and remain accessible through both Zimbra Webmail and Free Webmail.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Other mail apps
- Free email can also be used with apps such as Apple Mail, Gmail, Outlook, and Thunderbird.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Platform access
- web_and_mobilechecked 22 Sep 2026
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