Our story
About TapMail
Built and run by Ahmed Abrar AriyanWe started TapMail to help people protect their privacy online. Every sign-up form asks for an email address, and every address shared is one more chance for it to end up on a marketing list, in a data breach or in front of a phishing attempt.
TapMail gives everyone a quick, free and easy way to get a temporary inbox whenever they need one. No accounts and no sign-up forms: just a clean, instant email address that deletes itself when you're done with it.
Your personal inbox stays reserved for the people and services you actually want to hear from.
What TapMail is
TapMail is a free disposable email service. You get a real, working inbox for a short time, long enough to receive a verification code, a confirmation link or a download, and then it's gone. Your real address never has to be part of the conversation, so it never ends up on a marketing list you didn't ask to join.
How it works
- 1
Open the site
An address is created the moment the page loads. No sign-up, no password, nothing to fill in.
- 2
Use it anywhere
Copy it into a newsletter sign-up, a download page, or the app you're testing.
- 3
Watch the inbox
Messages appear on their own within seconds. Grab the code or click the link.
- 4
Walk away
The free address expires after about ten minutes, and everything in it is deleted automatically.
What it can't do
TapMail only receives email. It can't send messages, and it can't receive text messages. And because the free address expires, please don't use it for anything you'll need to get back into later, like a bank account. Some websites choose not to accept temporary addresses, and we respect that choice.
TapMail Premium is for people who need more: addresses they choose themselves, 30 days of email storage, their own domains, forwarding to their real inbox, a browser extension that fills in sign-up forms and codes, phishing protection and a personal dashboard. But we believe basic privacy protection should be free and accessible to everyone.
Our mission
To put privacy control back in the hands of the individual. Your data is yours, and you should never be forced to give it away just to download a whitepaper or sign up for a newsletter.
The maker
Who's behind TapMail
Hi, I'm Ahmed Abrar Ariyan, a developer from Bangladesh. I built TapMail because getting a temporary inbox should take seconds, not a sign-up form, and because your main inbox shouldn't fill up with mail you never asked for.
Maths competitions are where I first learned to take a hard problem apart and keep going when it doesn't crack on the first try. That habit has followed me into code, where most days are spent chasing down a bug that refuses to explain itself.
These days I'm studying for a BS in Data Science and Applications at IIT Madras, and filling my spare time with cybersecurity, software architecture and modern web technology. I like working across the whole stack: designing the screen you see, writing the server behind it, wiring up the database and getting it live on the internet.
What I enjoy most is building software that people lean on, so it has to be dependable and easy to keep running. TapMail is me trying to live up to that. Keep it simple, keep it working, and improve it steadily. Good software should solve a clear problem, treat its users fairly, and earn trust through the experience instead of the promises.
Still learning, still building, one practical fix at a time.
Along the way
Dec 2015
Regional runner-up, Bangladesh Mathematical Olympiad
Feb 2016
Attended the National Mathematical Olympiad
2020
Bronze Honour at the International Youth Math Challenge (IYMC) Final
Now
Studying for a BS in Data Science and Applications at IIT Madras
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