Read newsletters without giving them your real email
One alias per newsletter. Forwarding to your real inbox. The instant the daily-frequency tips into noise, disable that alias and the newsletter is gone — no unsubscribe button, no week-long delay, no chance of being quietly re-added later.
Free tier: 10 aliases, basic forwarding, no credit card.
Why aliases beat the unsubscribe button
One alias per newsletter
Substack writer #1 gets one address, the daily industry list gets another, that free email course you forgot about gets a third. Each can be killed independently when you outgrow it.
Unsubscribe by killing the alias
Most "unsubscribe" links work — eventually. Some are broken, some delay the change by a week, some quietly re-add you when you click an unrelated link in another email. Disabling an alias is final and instant: the address bounces, the newsletter literally can't reach you.
Real email, not temp-mail
Newsletter signup forms block disposable inboxes. EmailAlias addresses look like regular email and are accepted by Substack, Medium, beehiiv, ConvertKit, Mailchimp, and the rest. The lead magnet PDF still arrives.
Find out who sold your address
Sign up to one newsletter, six months later spam unrelated to that publication shows up — on that exact alias. Now you know which newsletter has a sloppy email-list policy. Killing that alias is closure.
When you'd use a newsletter alias
The patterns regular readers use day-to-day.
Paid Substack subscriptions
Even paid newsletters often share email lists with sponsors and partners. Use a dedicated alias so you can still read what you paid for while the sponsor cross-promotion lands on a kill-switchable address.
Free newsletters / lead-magnet downloads
Every "enter your email to download this PDF" form is the start of a newsletter signup. Use a fresh alias for each — you get the download, you get the welcome email, and when their drip campaign goes from weekly to daily, you disable the alias and forget about them.
Industry newsletters / Substack discovery
Sampling a new newsletter? Give it a dedicated alias. If you love it after a month, keep it. If you don't, one click kills both the alias and the inbox clutter — no "are you sure you want to unsubscribe" survey to slog through.
Conference / event signup confirmations
Conference signups generate weeks of follow-up email plus a permanent place on the organizer's marketing list. Use an event-specific alias; disable it after the conference ends.
Free email courses
Five-day or seven-day email courses are valuable — but the marketing list they enroll you in usually outlasts the course by years. Per-course alias means you get the course and exit cleanly.
Five-minute setup
Get the extension installed once; every future newsletter signup is one click.
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Sign up (free)
The free tier includes 10 aliases. If you read more than that many newsletters, Premium ($4/mo) gives you unlimited.
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Install the browser extension
Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi, or Arc. When you hit a newsletter signup form, the extension shows a one-click "create alias" badge — fill it in without ever typing your real email.
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Sign up with a fresh alias
On any newsletter form, click the badge. A new alias is generated, copied to your clipboard, and inserted into the email field. Label it with the newsletter name so you remember which is which.
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Read the newsletter normally
Every issue forwards to your real inbox like normal email. The newsletter platform thinks they have your real address; you have a kill switch you can pull any time.
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Disable when you're done reading
When the daily-frequency starts feeling like noise, or you discover the newsletter has begun sponsoring junk, open the dashboard and disable the alias. The newsletter immediately stops reaching you. No unsubscribe-then-wait-three-weeks dance.
Frequently asked questions
What is an encrypted email alias?
An email alias is a unique forwarding address that shields your real email. When someone sends mail to your alias, it's encrypted and forwarded to your real inbox. The sender never sees your actual email address, protecting you from spam, phishing, and data breaches.
What if I start getting spam on an alias?
Simply disable the alias from your dashboard. This is the beauty of per-service aliases — you can cut off spam from one source without affecting any other service. You can also create a new alias for that service if needed.
Can I disable or delete an alias?
Yes. You can disable an alias at any time from your dashboard — disabled aliases silently reject incoming mail. You can also permanently delete aliases you no longer need.
Is EmailAlias better than disposable email services?
Unlike throwaway email services, EmailAlias gives you permanent, encrypted aliases you control. You can receive mail indefinitely, reply from your alias, and disable it anytime. It's privacy without the inconvenience. Disposable emails expire and can't receive future messages — aliases are yours forever.
Is there a limit on how many aliases I can create?
Free users get up to 10 aliases. Premium users enjoy unlimited aliases (with a fair-use soft cap), plus custom domains, send & reply, exposure analytics, priority forwarding, and stricter spam filtering.
Is there a free plan?
Yes. Our free plan includes 10 encrypted aliases, basic spam blocking, basic leak detection, and email forwarding. No credit card required.
Subscribe boldly. Unsubscribe surgically.
10 free aliases is enough to migrate every newsletter you read. Heavy reader? Premium adds unlimited. 7-day free trial.