For Gmail users

Schedule & automate emails in Gmail

The honest short answer — how to schedule a send in Gmail, and how to handle the thing Gmail can't do: send the same email again and again.

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In short

To schedule one email in Gmail: write it, click the arrow next to the blue Send button, choose Schedule send, and pick a date and time.

To send the same email on a repeating schedule: Gmail has no recurring option — Schedule send is one email, one time. Recurrr adds the recurring part.

Want the full walkthrough with screenshots? Read our detailed guide to sending recurring emails in Gmail.

Where Gmail stops

Gmail's Schedule send is great for a single future email. But there's no way to say "send this every Monday" or "on the 1st of each month." People end up re-scheduling the same message by hand, or wiring up Apps Script and Zapier chains that break. That's the gap Recurrr fills.

What Recurrr adds on top of Gmail

True recurring sends

Same email, every day / week / month / quarter — automatically. No Apps Script.

No Zapier, no scripts

One simple screen instead of brittle multi-step automations that silently fail.

Confirmation it sent

Know each recurring email actually went out, every single time.

Gmail vs Recurrr

Gmail Recurrr
Schedule a one-off email
Send the same email on a repeating schedule
No Apps Script or Zapier needed
Edit the whole series in one place
Confirmation each send went out

Frequently asked

Can Gmail send recurring emails on its own?
No. Gmail's Schedule send handles a single email at a single time. Recurring sends need either fragile Apps Script/Zapier setups or a purpose-built tool like Recurrr.
Will recipients know I used a tool?
No — the email sends on your behalf and looks like a normal message from you. Replies come back to your inbox as usual.
Does Recurrr replace Gmail?
No, it works alongside Gmail. You keep Gmail for everything else; Recurrr handles the repeating emails.

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