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Free Chrome extension
Find anyone's work email, right inside Gmail
Type a name and a company domain. Name2Email suggests the likely addresses and shows you which one is real, without ever leaving your inbox. No signup, no credits, no limits.
80,000+ usersFree foreverNo credit card
New Message
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ToAlex Rivera @acme.com
Name2Email · suggested addresses
- a.rivera@acme.com
- alex@acme.com
- alex.rivera@acme.comVerifiedARAlex RiveraHead of Sales · Acme
- arivera@acme.com
- rivera@acme.com
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installs and counting
$0
free, forever
Unlimited
searches, no credits
No account
install and go
How it works
From a name to the right email in seconds
No new tabs, no dashboards, no exporting lists. Everything happens inside the Gmail window you already have open.
1
Type a name and a domain
In any Gmail compose window, start a new message and type the person’s first name, last name, and their company domain, like “Alex Rivera @acme.com”.
2
See the likely addresses
Name2Email instantly generates the most common email patterns for that name and domain and drops them right into the address field as suggestions.
3
Hover to confirm the real one
Hover over each suggestion. When Gmail recognizes an address, it surfaces the person’s name and photo. That’s the one that’s real. Send with confidence.
Features
Everything you need. Nothing you don’t.
Name2Email does one job and does it where it matters: a fast, free way to reach the right person.
Right where you work
It lives inside your Gmail compose window
No separate app, no second tab, no copy-pasting between tools. Start a new message, type a name and a domain, and the suggestions appear right in the address field.
- Works inside the Gmail you already have open
- Suggestions drop straight into the “To” field
- Confirm the right person without leaving your draft
New Message– ▢ ✕
To Alex Rivera @acme.com
Name2Email · suggested addresses
- a.rivera@acme.com
- alex.rivera@acme.com Verified
- arivera@acme.com
- rivera@acme.com
Free, forever
No credits ticking down in the corner
Every other finder meters your searches and nudges you to upgrade. Name2Email is genuinely free with no monthly cap. Look up as many people as your work requires.
- Unlimited lookups, every month
- $0, no trial that quietly expires
- No “you’ve used 48 of 50 searches” walls
Your usage this month
Email lookups Unlimited
Amount due$0.00
Other tools: 3 of 50 credits left
Zero friction
Install and go, no account required
Add it to Chrome and it works immediately. There’s no signup form, no email verification, and no credit card standing between you and the first email you need.
- One click from the Chrome Web Store
- No sign up, no onboarding
- Nothing to configure, it just works
Chrome Web Store
Name2Email: Find email by name
★★★★☆ · 80,000+ users
- No account or signup
- No credit card
- Works instantly
Private by design
Built on patterns, not a data broker
Name2Email works out the likely addresses from public naming conventions and lets you confirm the real one, instead of reselling access to a scraped database of personal data.
- Generates addresses from public patterns
- You confirm the match yourself, in Gmail
- No harvested personal-data database behind it
Input
Alex Rivera @acme.com
Generated patterns
- alex.rivera@acme.comfirst.last
- a.rivera@acme.comf.last
- alex@acme.comfirst
- rivera@acme.comlast
From public naming patternsscraped database
Use cases
Built for anyone who sends cold email
If your day involves reaching people who aren’t in your contacts yet, Name2Email saves you the guesswork.
Sales & SDRs
Get a prospect’s work email while you’re already writing the outreach, without burning credits or leaving your inbox.
Founders
Cold-email investors, partners, and first customers for free, long before a paid data tool is worth it.
Recruiters
Reach passive candidates on their work email after you spot them on LinkedIn, with no expensive sourcing seat needed.
PR & link builders
Pitch the actual journalist, editor, or site owner for coverage and backlinks, not a generic info@ inbox.
Agencies & freelancers
Prospect new clients across dozens of domains without per-lead costs stacking up on every campaign.
Partnerships & BD
Find the decision-maker at a target company and open a warm thread straight from your own inbox.
Reviews
Loved by people who send email for a living
A selection of five-star reviews from the Chrome Web Store, where 80,000+ people have installed Name2Email.
Rated 3.5 out of 5 across 251 ratings on the Chrome Web Store.
“Literally the life-blood of the cold outreach I do. It's way better than the paid tools, and it's free. I'll always be indebted to this company.”
“Best tool for B2B lead generation.”
“Absolutely amazing tool, and extraordinary, fantastic customer support service.”
“Thank you a lot for fixing it! You've been the best for all these years!”
“Easy to use and very helpful!”
“That's an amazing extension. Really impressive, really good work!”
“Simple yet effective email finder Chrome extension!”
“Excellent extension.”
“This is a really useful extension.”
“Nice, and one of the best.”
“I like it, a great tool!”
“Good work for the team.”
“Very useful, saves me a lot of time.”
“Love it.”
“Well done.”
“Nice app.”
How it compares
Free and frictionless, where others meter every lookup
Most email finders charge by the search and live outside your inbox. Here’s how Name2Email stacks up against the typical alternatives.
| Name2Emailthis extension | Typical paid finderscredit-based tools | LinkedIn scrapersdatabase tools | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $30–100 / mo | $50+ / mo |
| Monthly search limit | Unlimited | 5–50 credits | Credit-metered |
| Account / signup required | |||
| Credit card to start | |||
| Works inside Gmail compose | |||
| Where it lives | Your inbox | Separate web app | LinkedIn / web app |
| Data approach | Pattern-based | Stored database | Scraped profiles |
Paid tools can offer larger verified databases and higher accuracy. If you need volume and guarantees, they’re worth it. Name2Email wins on speed, cost, and zero friction for everyday lookups.
Pricing
One plan. It's free.
No tiers, no credits, no upsell. Name2Email is completely free because it's built and maintained by Reply.
Free foreverNo card required
$0forever
Everything Name2Email does, at no cost. That's the whole plan.
Add to Chrome, it's free- Unlimited email lookups, every month
- Works right inside Gmail
- No account or signup
- No credit card, ever
- All patterns and options included
- Free updates, maintained by Reply
Wondering how it can be free? It's powered by Reply, so there's nothing to pay and nothing to unlock.
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FAQ
Questions, answered
Everything you might want to know before you install.
Yes. It’s free to install and free to use, with no search limits and no paid tier gating the core feature. It’s made and maintained by Reply.io, which is why it can stay free.
No. Add it to Chrome and it works immediately inside Gmail. There’s no signup, no email verification, and no credit card.
Name2Email suggests the most common email patterns for a name and domain, then lets you confirm the real one by hovering. Gmail surfaces the person’s name and photo when an address is recognized. It works best with corporate domains and, like any pattern-based finder, can’t guarantee every address, which is why the hover-to-confirm step matters.
When you hover a suggested address in the compose window, Gmail shows the contact card for that address if it recognizes it. The suggestion that resolves to the right person’s name and photo is the correct one.
Name2Email generates likely addresses from public naming conventions rather than selling access to a scraped database of personal data. It runs in your browser alongside Gmail.
Yes. Install it from the Chrome Web Store and keep Chrome updated. If a suggestion ever doesn’t appear, reload the Gmail tab and start a fresh compose window.
It’s built by Reply.io, a sales engagement platform. Name2Email is their free tool for finding work emails, with no strings attached.
Find the right email before you finish your coffee
Add Name2Email to Chrome and start reaching the right people today. Free, no signup, no limits.
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