Connect Gmail to Claude
Follow these 4 easy steps โ no tech experience needed! We'll go nice and slow.
Open Claude in your browser
First, we need to go to Claude's website. Don't worry โ it's just like visiting any other website!
Look at the address bar at the very top of your browser. Click on it and type:
claude.ai
Then press the Enter key on your keyboard.
Find the Tools button
Once you're on Claude, look at the bottom of the chat box for a small icon.
Look near the bottom left of the message box. You'll see a small icon โ it might look like a plug ๐ or have a + symbol.
Give it a click!
Turn on Gmail
A menu appeared! Now find Gmail in the list and switch it on.
Look for "Gmail" in the list.
Click on it or flip the toggle switch so it turns green โ
.
That means it's ON!
Sign in to your Google account
Claude will ask you to sign into Google so it can read your emails. This is safe โ Claude can only read, not send or delete anything.
A Google sign-in window will pop up.
Type in your Gmail address
Then type your password.
Click "Allow" when Google asks if Claude can access your email.