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| 1 | +# Random Emails |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +Generate random but realistic-looking fake email addresses with |
| 4 | +[espanso](https://espanso.org). |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +| Trigger | Expands to | Examples | |
| 7 | +| -------- | ---------- | -------- | |
| 8 | +| `>email` | A random fake address | `abigail.moody3@gmail.com` · `adam@cocacola.com` · `alex.rowe72@mycompany.com` | |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +Every time you type `>email`, espanso picks a fresh random address, so you get a |
| 11 | +different one each time. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## What's inside |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +The address is **fake, but every part looks real**: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +- **~900 real-style usernames** built from real name patterns |
| 18 | + (`eduar`, `j.smith`, `maria.garcia`, `mgarcia87`, `jonnydeep`, …). |
| 19 | +- **185 real domains**, mixing real email providers (`gmail.com`, |
| 20 | + `outlook.com`, `proton.me`), real companies (`cocacola.com`, `nike.com`, |
| 21 | + `tesla.com`) and plausible business domains (`mycompany.com`, `myemail.com`). |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +The username and the domain are combined **independently**, which yields more |
| 24 | +than **160,000** possible addresses. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## Usage |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +Type `>email` anywhere espanso is active and it expands instantly: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +``` |
| 31 | +>email -> kenji.tanaka@spotify.com |
| 32 | +>email -> priya88@gmail.com |
| 33 | +``` |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +Great for filling forms, seeding test data, or generating placeholder contacts. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +> These are randomly generated addresses. Any resemblance to a real, existing |
| 38 | +> mailbox is coincidental — they are meant as placeholder/test data. |
| 39 | +
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| 40 | +## Customizing |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +The usernames and domains live in `package.yml` under the `local` and `domain` |
| 43 | +global variables. Add, remove or edit entries in the `choices` lists to fit your |
| 44 | +needs. |
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