A single temporary email address is great for a one-off sign-up. But what if you need ten of them — permanently? Or a hundred, each with a different address, all under your control? That is exactly what Specter's Pro and Enterprise plans are designed for.
The problem with a single email address
Most people operate with one or two email addresses their entire lives. Over time, those addresses accumulate: newsletter subscriptions, SaaS accounts, forum registrations, shopping logins, work tools. The result is an inbox that is impossible to triage and an email address that is effectively public knowledge — it has been entered into so many systems that any data breach puts it at risk.
The obvious solution is to use a different email address for each category of your life. One for work tools. One for personal shopping. One for gaming. One for newsletters you actually read. One for services you are testing. Separate identities, separate inboxes, full control over what reaches you and where.
Until recently, this required maintaining multiple full email accounts — a significant management overhead. Specter's permanent alias system solves this cleanly.
Permanent mailboxes on Specter Pro (up to 10)
Specter Pro gives you up to 10 simultaneous permanent mailboxes. Unlike the free anonymous inbox (which expires after 1 hour), permanent mailboxes keep their address indefinitely — they do not expire as long as your subscription is active.
Each mailbox has its own unique address on the Specter domain. You can give each one a descriptive name to stay organised: shopping@specter.email, tools@specter.email,news@specter.email — or let Specter generate random addresses if you prefer full anonymity.
Practical ways to use your 10 Pro mailboxes:
- Shopping & e-commerce — all order confirmations and receipts in one place, spam stays away from your main inbox
- SaaS and productivity tools — separate logins for work software you want to keep isolated
- Gaming accounts — dedicated address for Steam, Epic Games, and other platforms known for marketing emails
- Newsletters — curate a reading inbox without it bleeding into your work address
- Social media — keep your Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit registrations off your personal address
- Developer testing — a stable address for staging environments and integration tests
- Side projects — separate identity for each project or business you are running
- Travel and bookings — hotel, airline, and rental confirmations without cluttering your main inbox
- Financial services — banking alerts isolated from your general correspondence
- Reserve — keep one slot free for temporary use when needed
Permanent mailboxes on Specter Enterprise (up to 100)
Specter Enterprise scales this to 100 simultaneous permanent mailboxes, plus full API access to create and manage them programmatically.
This tier is built for:
- Development teams — each developer gets dedicated test accounts; CI/CD pipelines use stable addresses that do not expire between runs
- QA and testing workflows — automated test suites that create accounts, verify emails, and test onboarding flows need reliable, permanent inboxes
- Agencies and freelancers — manage separate email identities for every client project without juggling multiple email providers
- Power users — people who have deliberately separated their digital life across many distinct identities for maximum privacy
- Businesses — departments or roles that need isolated inboxes without the overhead of managing full employee email accounts
Changing and managing your aliases
Aliases are not permanent in the sense that you are locked to them forever — they are permanent in the sense that they do not expire on their own. You can delete any mailbox at any time and replace it with a fresh address. Your total allocation refreshes instantly.
This gives you the best of both worlds: the stability of a persistent address when you need it, and the ability to rotate addresses the moment a particular one starts receiving spam or you no longer need it.
If a service you signed up for years ago starts sending unwanted emails, you do not need to unsubscribe or fight spam filters. You simply delete that mailbox. The address ceases to exist. The emails stop. You create a new address to replace it in seconds.
Free plan vs Pro vs Enterprise: mailbox comparison
- Free — 1 anonymous inbox, expires after 1 hour. No account required.
- Pro ($4/mo) — 10 permanent mailboxes. Addresses never expire. Custom alias names. No ads.
- Enterprise ($29/mo) — 100 permanent mailboxes. Full REST API access for programmatic management. Priority support.
Frequently asked questions
How many permanent email aliases can I have on Specter Pro?
Up to 10 simultaneous permanent mailboxes. Each keeps its address indefinitely — they never expire as long as your Pro subscription is active.
How many aliases does Specter Enterprise support?
Up to 100 simultaneous permanent mailboxes, suitable for teams, developers, and power users managing large numbers of separate email identities.
Can I change my alias address?
Yes. Delete any existing mailbox and create a new one with a different address at any time. Your allocation refreshes instantly, with no waiting period.
What happens to my mailboxes if I cancel my subscription?
Permanent mailboxes revert to free tier behaviour — they become time-limited and will eventually expire. Reactivate your subscription to restore permanent status.
Get started
The free plan is available right now with no sign-up required — just open Specter and your temporary inbox is ready. To upgrade to Pro or Enterprise and unlock permanent aliases, visit the billing page.