# A real inbox for Cloudflare Email Routing

Routing gets the message to a destination. FlareMail is the destination: read, search, draft, send. No IMAP server.

HTML: https://sendwithflare.com/cloudflare-email-routing-inbox/

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Cloudflare Email Routing is a router, not an inbox. It forwards a message to a destination. FlareMail is that destination: a hosted browser inbox. Mail hits Routing, the Worker stores it, and you open it at app.sendwithflare.com. You read, search, draft, and send from your domain without standing up an IMAP server. If you already keep DNS on Cloudflare and got tired of forwarding everything into Gmail, this is the missing layer. The router stays Cloudflare. The inbox is FlareMail.

## Routing vs FlareMail

Email Routing moves the message. FlareMail is where you work the message.

| Capability | Email Routing | FlareMail |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Read | No. It delivers somewhere else. | Yes. Browser inbox. |
| Search | No | Yes |
| Drafts | No | Yes |
| Send | Not an inbox. Sending is a separate Cloudflare product. | Yes, from your domain |
| IMAP | No | No. Not required. |
| First domain | Cloudflare dashboard setup | Free. Extra domains $9.99/mo via Paddle. |

## Who it is for

You already run DNS on Cloudflare. You wanted a branded address without dumping every message into a personal Gmail. You want to read, search, draft, and send in a browser. See the [homepage](/index.md) if you still need the product in one paragraph.

## Who it is not for

- You refuse to use Cloudflare.
- You need a shared helpdesk queue, not a personal inbox.
- You need IMAP so Apple Mail or Outlook can log in.

## How it works

1. Create a free account on [onboarding](/onboarding/index.md).
2. Follow the [setup guide](/help/setup-guide/index.md).
3. Point Email Routing at the Worker: [Connect Cloudflare Email Routing](/help/connect-cloudflare-email-routing/index.md).
4. [Add a sending domain](/help/add-a-sending-domain/index.md).
5. [Send from your domain](/help/sending-from-your-domain/index.md).

The first domain is free. Extra domains are $9.99/mo via Paddle. See [pricing](/pricing.md).

[Start onboarding](https://sendwithflare.com/onboarding/) · [Setup guide](https://sendwithflare.com/help/setup-guide/)

## What the inbox actually does

- Web inbox in the browser
- Search
- Folders, archive, sent, drafts
- Aliases
- Attachments
- Tracking-pixel blocking
- Local cache

## Platform, not a client

Cloudflare Email Service and Workers are a platform. They are not a mail client. FlareMail is the hosted client on that platform.

## FAQ

**Does Cloudflare Email Routing include an inbox?**

No. Routing picks a destination. It does not give you a place to read, search, draft, or send. FlareMail is that inbox.

**Can I use a custom domain?**

Yes. Connect a domain you already have on Cloudflare. The first domain is free. Extra domains are $9.99/mo via Paddle.

**Is FlareMail official Cloudflare software?**

No. FlareMail is an independent hosted inbox that uses Cloudflare Email Routing and Workers. Cloudflare builds the platform. FlareMail is the client.

**Do I need IMAP?**

No. FlareMail is a browser inbox. It does not speak IMAP, and Email Routing is not an IMAP host.

**What does it cost?**

The first domain is free. Each extra domain is $9.99/mo via Paddle. See pricing.

**Where do I start?**

Create a free account on onboarding, then follow the setup guide.

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