Send SMS from email, reply from your inbox

Looking for a replacement after T-Mobile, AT&T, or Verizon ended their email-to-text service? Textmagic is the business-grade alternative with reliable delivery, two-way replies, and full message tracking.
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How to send a text message from email in three steps

Compose the text directly in your email client and send it to [email protected]
(e.g., [email protected]). 
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Your application sends out a normal email message.
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We receive the email and convert it into a text message.
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Our email to SMS gateway delivers the message to your recipient’s phone.
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Send texts from any email client
Use Gmail, Outlook, your business domain, or any other email provider. No plugins or setup required.
Message individuals or groups
Reach one customer or send to an entire distribution list instantly. Works just like BCC.
Receive replies in your inbox
Recipients reply to your emails as texts. You get their messages as regular emails.
Monitor every message
Track email to text delivery status, sent history, and message logs in real time.
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Email to SMS use cases for business teams

Help your team send fast, accurate messages, schedule reminders, deliver updates, and engage customers without switching platforms.
Appointment reminders
Reduce no-shows and keep your calendar full with SMS reminders sent right from your inbox.
Booking confirmations
Prevent missed bookings by sending instant confirmations to targeted contact lists.
Hardware monitoring alerts
Schedule alerts in advance to prevent downtime and keep systems running smoothly.
Staff and team updates
Reach off-site teams instantly when it matters most. No more waiting on unread emails.
Marketing and promotions
Drive engagement with time-sensitive offers your customers actually see.
Alerts and notifications
Send personalized alerts and notifications that stand out and strengthen customer relationships.

Everything you need to manage Email to SMS

Full control over how your emails are sent as texts, from content formatting to delivery tracking and sender permissions.
Customize text message content
Choose whether to include the subject, body, or both in your messages. Set maximum length, trim signatures, and apply custom cut-off phrases for cleaner texts.
Track message delivery and failures
See which texts were delivered, failed, or are still pending. Get notified when messages fail and take action quickly.
Full message history and logs
Access detailed logs for every message, including timestamps, recipients, message body, and sender address. All exportable and searchable.
Schedule messages with your email client
Use built-in email scheduling (like Gmail’s “Send Later”) to time your SMS messages. No need for a separate scheduler.
Manage allowed senders for Email to SMS
Add teammates to your allowed email list so they can send texts from their own inboxes, all while using shared account credit.

More ways to reach your
audience with Textmagic

Textmagic gives you multiple ways to reach people by text, from bulk SMS campaigns to API messaging.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is Email to SMS?

Email to SMS is a service that converts a regular email into a text message delivered to a mobile phone. You send an email from your existing inbox addressed to a phone number at a gateway domain (for Textmagic, that's [email protected]). The gateway converts the email into an SMS and delivers it to the recipient's phone within seconds.

Unlike carrier email-to-text gateways, which were free bridges maintained by AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile (and have since been shut down), a business-grade Email to SMS service routes messages through dedicated SMS infrastructure. This means reliable delivery across all carriers, two-way replies back to your inbox, message logs, and delivery tracking.

How do you send email to SMS text?

The email to SMS gateway is a cheap and convenient way of sending and receiving texts via the email application you are already familiar with.

Here’s how you can configure email to text with our SMS gateway:

  • Step #1: Activate texting on your email address by adding it to the allowed list.
  • Step #2: Select the content you want to include in the SMS message, as well as maximum length, in the Send & Receive Settings.
  • Step #3: Now you are ready to send text to email.

The process is just like sending a normal email. Add the recipient’s address as countrycode [email protected], type your message and click Send.

If anyone replies to your text, you will receive it via email and SMS Chat.

What number do recipients see when I send an Email to SMS?

The number recipients see is determined by your sender settings in Textmagic, specifically the number configured for the recipient's country in your Sender Settings.

For businesses sending to recipients in the United States and Canada, a registered virtual number is required for messaging compliance. A toll-free number is the recommended option for most Email to SMS use cases. Registration is straightforward and typically takes up to 5 business days. You can learn more about the verification process here.

Can I schedule text messages via the email to SMS service?

Scheduling is handled directly from your email client. Gmail's Send Later, Outlook's Delay Delivery, and Apple Mail's Send Later all work natively with Email to SMS.

Can I send texts to multiple recipients at once using email to SMS?

Yes. Textmagic’s Email to SMS feature allows you to send messages to multiple recipients at once. You can include several phone numbers in the "To" field or use a distribution list to send a single message to multiple contacts.

How can I use SMS distribution lists?

You can set up SMS distribution lists to automatically reach out to multiple subscribers at the same time. Distribution lists can be set up from the Distribution Lists page.

How can I receive SMS notifications from third-party services using Textmagic?

We recommend that you use a distribution list to receive SMS notifications from third-party services. Please do the following:

  • Step #1: Create a distribution list.
  • Step #2: Create a rule and organize forwarding to your distribution list email address in Gmail.
  • Step #3: When we receive an email from you, we will automatically forward a text message to all recipients in your list.
Can I manage and edit the email addresses authorized to send email to SMS?

Yes. You can manage and edit authorized email addresses in Textmagic. To edit an email address:

  • Step #1: Go to Services → Email to SMS.
  • Step #2: Click the More icon next to the email you want to change.
  • Step #3: Select Edit settings and make the necessary updates.
  • Step #4: Click Save to apply changes.

When someone replies to your message, you’ll receive it as an email, and you can respond either directly from your inbox or via the SMS Chat page.

AT&T, Verizon, or T-Mobile email-to-text stopped working, what are my options?

Between late 2024 and June 2025, all three major U.S. carriers shut down their public email-to-text gateways - AT&T (@txt.att.net, @mms.att.net), Verizon (@vtext.com, @vzwpix.com), and T-Mobile (@tmomail.net) - due to spam abuse and reliability issues. Textmagic routes messages through dedicated SMS infrastructure instead, so the workflow from your side stays the same.

What's the difference between a carrier gateway and an email to SMS service?

Carrier email-to-text gateways were free, address-based bridges run by major carriers like AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. They were a convenience side effect of how SMS gateways were configured in the 2000s with no delivery guarantees, analytics, or support, and you couldn’t reliably reach recipients on a different carrier than the gateway you used.

An email-to-SMS service (sometimes called an email-to-SMS gateway) is a managed business service. You send from any email client, and the provider handles routing across all carriers, delivery tracking, reply handling, message logs, and compliance. Textmagic’s Email to SMS does this and more.

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