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I Stopped Getting Spam by Using a Temporary Email Tool — Here's What Worked

Hey devs 👋

If you're like me, always signing up for new APIs, testing tools, joining communities, or downloading gated content, you’ve probably seen your inbox turn into a junkyard. 😅

A few months ago, I was tired of clicking “unsubscribe” links every other day. That’s when I found this little tool that quietly solved the problem:

👉 https://tempmail3.com

It gives you a disposable email instantly — no signup, no password, no bloat. Just visit the page, copy the temp email, and use it. It auto-refreshes, supports incoming mail, and the best part? You don’t even have to think about it again.

Why it’s now part of my daily dev workflow
🛠️ Testing signup flows for apps I’m building

🎁 Downloading whitepapers or dev kits without giving away my real email

🧪 Trying out new SaaS tools (there’s always a new AI wrapper every week...)

💬 Joining communities (Discord/Slack) that require email verification

🚫 Avoiding long-term spam just for a one-time verification link

What makes it great?
✅ No registration required

🧼 Clean, ad-free UI

⚡ Loads in under a second

🔒 Doesn’t track or log anything (at least, from what I can tell with dev tools)

🌍 Works anywhere — just open and go

It’s dead simple — but that’s exactly why it works. In a world of bloated SaaS products and “freemium” signup traps, something this frictionless is refreshing.

Final thoughts
We all have our go-to dev tools. For me, tempmail3.com became one of them without me realizing it. It’s not fancy. It doesn’t promise to “10x your productivity.” But it does solve a very real problem in a dead-simple way.

If you haven’t tried using temp emails for your throwaway signups yet, I highly recommend giving this one a shot.

Let me know if you’ve got similar tools in your workflow — I’m always down to try new stuff.

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