Migrate Hostinger to Gmail

You want to migrate Hostinger to Gmail, and Gmail's "Check mail from other accounts" box no longer does it. Google dropped that feature in January 2026, so old guides leave you with an error or a dead option. Below are four Hostinger to Gmail methods that still work, with limits for every one.

Why migrate Hostinger to Gmail?

Gmail gives you one inbox on every phone and browser, with strong search and spam filters. Hostinger email lives on a hosting plan, so it ends when your plan lapses or your domain moves. Owners who migrate Hostinger to Gmail do it before they cancel a plan, switch to Google Workspace or merge a business address into a personal inbox.

Moving mail also gives you a second copy. Keep your Hostinger mailbox until Hostinger to Gmail migration shows matching folders and message counts in Gmail.

Can Gmail still fetch Hostinger email with POP3?

No. Hostinger's support article says Gmail stops supporting Gmailify and POP connections from January 2026, including "Check mail from other accounts" on desktop. Mail Gmail fetched before January stays in Gmail, but nothing new arrives that way.

Gmail on desktop and in a browser has no IMAP option for outside accounts. Gmail's mobile app still accepts IMAP, and that is why Hostinger to Gmail setup on a phone works only there. Old guides also list pop.hostinger.com with port 993. That pair is wrong, because POP3 uses port 995 and IMAP uses 993.

What Hostinger IMAP settings do you need for Gmail?

Hostinger lists its mail servers in a configuration details article. Use these values for any app or tool that connects Hostinger to Gmail.

To see your own details, open Emails in hPanel, select Manage next to your domain and choose Connect Apps & Devices. Your username is your full email address.

How to add Hostinger to Gmail on a phone?

Add your Hostinger account to Gmail's mobile app over IMAP for a phone-only Hostinger to Gmail link. Hostinger's Android and iOS guide lists these steps.

1. Open Gmail on your phone, tap your menu icon and select Settings.
2. Tap Add account, then Other.
3. Enter your full Hostinger email address and select IMAP.
4. Enter your Webmail password.
5. Set incoming server to imap.hostinger.com and outgoing server to smtp.hostinger.com.
6. Adjust sync options and finish.

Catch: that is a live view of your Hostinger server, not a copy. Messages stay on Hostinger, so they vanish from Gmail when your plan ends. It also works on a phone only.

How to forward Hostinger email to Gmail?

Create a forwarder in hPanel for Hostinger to Gmail and every new message sent to your Hostinger address lands in Gmail. A forwarder never moves mail that already sits in your mailbox. Hostinger documents it in its forwarder article.

1. Open Emails in hPanel and select your domain.
2. Select Forwarders in your left sidebar, then Create a forwarder.
3. Choose your Hostinger mailbox and enter your Gmail address.
4. Leave Save copies of forwarded emails switched on. Hostinger says that switching it off deletes messages from your original account after forwarding.
5. Select Create, then open Hostinger's verification link sent to your Gmail address.

Catch: forwarding moves new mail only. Replies still leave from Hostinger unless you add a send-as address, so it suits a short bridge while you migrate Hostinger to Gmail for old mail.

How to migrate Hostinger to Google Workspace Gmail?

A Google Workspace super admin can import a Hostinger mailbox through Google's IMAP data migration. Google's IMAP migration article states these rules: resellers cannot import for customers, and IMAP must be on for both accounts.

1. In your Admin console, go to Data, then Data import & export and Data import.
2. Select Import under IMAP, enter imap.hostinger.com and select Test connection.
3. Map every Hostinger address and password to a Workspace user. Up to 20 users go in by hand, and larger batches use a CSV file.
4. Set a start date and exclude folders if you want to skip any.
5. Select Start import and watch discovered, imported and failed counts.

Catch: it needs a Workspace admin account, so it does not fit a free personal Gmail address. One import takes up to 100 users, and it moves email only.

Steps to migrate Hostinger to Gmail with software

1. Install it on a Windows PC and start it.
2. Select Open, then Email Accounts and Add Account.
3. Enter your full Hostinger email address and password, then select Find. Its page says host and port are detected for you.
4. If login fails, open advanced settings and enter imap.hostinger.com with port 993.
5. Wait for your Hostinger folders to load as one tree.
6. Tick folders to migrate and preview messages in a reading pane.
7. Use search to filter by date, sender or subject if you need only part of a mailbox.
8. Select Export, then Gmail under Email Services.
9. In Gmail Export Options, switch on Create empty folders, Include email headers or Append into default folders only if you need them.
10. Enter a Backup folder name, your Backup email address and your Gmail password. Corbett's Gmail page says Google logins use a 16 character app password, so prepare one first.
11. Select Save and watch progress.
12. Wait for a success message, then select Open Gmail.
13. Check your new label and folders in Gmail.

Same Export menu also saves PST, EML, MBOX and PDF files, so you can keep a file copy of Hostinger mail while it moves to Gmail. Lifetime licence starts at $99 with a 30-day money-back window. Need a local copy first? Read how to backup Hostinger email.

Which Hostinger to Gmail method is best?

Match your Hostinger to Gmail method to your goal. Use Gmail's app for phone access, a forwarder for new mail, Google's tool for a Workspace admin and software for old mail in any Gmail account.

Moving to a business domain instead? See how to add Hostinger emails to Outlook. Already on Gmail and need a copy of it? Read how to clone a Gmail account.

Why does Hostinger to Gmail migration fail?

Hostinger to Gmail setup shows no Check mail option

Google removed POP fetching in January 2026. Use IMAP in Gmail's app, a forwarder or a migration tool.

Gmail refuses your password

Google refuses typed passwords from outside apps. Switch on 2-Step Verification, create a 16 character app password and enter it where your tool asks for a Gmail password.

Hostinger to Gmail login fails over IMAP

Check that your username is your full email address and that server is imap.hostinger.com with port 993. IMAP is on by default in Hostinger, so a wrong password or port is a likely cause.

Hostinger email appears twice in Gmail

A forwarder that keeps copies plus an old migration creates duplicates. Use one method for old mail and use a forwarder for new mail only. In your tool, leave Gmail's All Mail, Spam and Trash unticked.

Contacts and settings stay behind

IMAP migration moves email only, as Google's article states. Export contacts from Hostinger Webmail as a file and import them into Google Contacts.

What to do after you migrate Hostinger to Gmail?

Open Gmail and compare folder counts after Hostinger to Gmail migration with Hostinger Webmail. Open a few messages with attachments. Then keep your Hostinger mailbox until you are sure, and update your sending address if you plan to cancel. For files attached to that mail, see how to extract Hostinger email attachments.

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