Forward Emails Automatically with Gmail Auto Forwarder for free
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What is Google App Script?
Google Apps Script is a JavaScript cloud scripting language that provides easy ways to automate tasks across Google products and third party services and build web applications.Or simply, it is a platform for devs to build new apps or add-ons for the Google products like Gmail, Drive, etc.
Is it free?
Yes, it is! There is a reason I made this script. I am a college student and we have a common Gmail account. Teachers send notes and notifications to this email but I forget to check it. So, I thought of forwarding the emails that we receive to all my classmates. Unfortunately, the forwarding feature within Gmail settings allows one one forwarding address. Luckily, Gmail Auto Forwarders exist for achieving this functionality but they come at a price. So, I took it as a challenge and made a forwarding script myself. That’s it for the story part, now let me show you how to use it.Gmail Auto-Forwarder
The Gmail Auto Forwarder script allows you to automatically forward emails from your account to a maximum of 50 people at a time. The script is free of cost and has features like condition based forwarding. For example, you can set up a condition to forward emails containing attachments only. The script is embedded within a Google spreadsheet so all you have to do is copy the spreadsheet to your Google Drive.Getting Started
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Step 1: Copying script to your Google Drive
Click the link given below to copy Gmail Auto Forwarder to your Google Drive. Copy Gmail Auto Forwarder -
Step 2: Authorising the spreadsheet
Before you can start using the spreadsheet you need to authorise it first. Simply click the continue button and you’re good! -
Step 3: Giving the required permissions
Once again, you need to give the required permissions for the script to function. This includes permission to run in background and permissions to manage the spreadsheet file. You can confidently press the allow button! -
Step 4: Adding the forwarding address
Before adding the forwarding emails, make sure that all the rows under the “Forward To” are blank or else you may forward emails to unwanted addresses. -
Step 5: Start the script
Once everything is set, go to the Gmail Auto Forwarder menu located at the menu bar and click on “Start Gmail Auto Forwarder”. The script will now run every hour checking for new emails.