# Can I use IMAP with my Google mail account?

According to [N.Y. Times – Tip of the Week: Viewing Gmail From Anywhere By J. D. <span class="caps">BIERSDORFER</span> – November 8, 2007](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/08/technology/personaltech/08askk-003.html?8cir&emc=cir) apparently, now you can access your Google Mail with <span class="caps">IMAP</span> Mail clients. This means that you could use Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Thunderbird, or a list of other mail programs to check your Google Mail.

[Getting Started with <span class="caps">IMAP</span> for Gmail](http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=75725&topic=12762)  
[Gmail <span class="caps">IMAP</span> <span class="caps">FAQ</span>](http://mail.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?topic=12760)