Check grammar and spelling in your pobox.com (Pobox) email account

Writing professional emails takes more than good ideas — grammar, punctuation, and style matter too. AI-powered grammar check helps you catch mistakes before you hit send, so every email makes the right impression.

Last Verified March 2026
 
 

Write polished, professional emails from your Pobox account

pobox.com (Pobox) doesn't include a built-in grammar checker in their webmail interface, but they support IMAP, which means you can use another email program like Mailspring to write and send emails with real-time grammar and style checking powered by LanguageTool.

Follow these steps to check grammar in emails you send from your Pobox account:

Step 1: Download Mailspring

Mailspring is a free desktop email application with a built-in grammar checker that highlights issues as you type and suggests fixes with a single click. It works on Mac, Linux, and Windows.

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Step 2: Sign in to your Pobox account

Run Mailspring and choose IMAP / SMTP on the email setup screen. Enter the connection settings for your Pobox account and click "Continue". Mailspring is a full email client and allows you to check your pobox.com (Pobox) email without using the webmail interface. Your email should be displayed in a few minutes.

Step 3: Enable grammar check and start writing

When composing an email in Mailspring, click the Grammar Check button in the composer toolbar to turn it on. As you type, Mailspring will automatically check your text and highlight potential issues with colored underlines — that's all you need to do!

Click any underlined word or phrase to see a description of the issue and suggested corrections. You can apply a fix with a single click, or dismiss specific rules you don't want Mailspring to flag in the future.

Mailspring's grammar check is powered by LanguageTool and catches a wide range of issues including:

Grammar check automatically detects the language you're writing in, so it works seamlessly whether you write in English, French, German, Spanish, or dozens of other languages.

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