Guide Getting Started
We’re so glad you’re here! Let’s get you set up for success. We’ll cover the basics of account setup and the core functions of Litmus.
Test & monitor your emails
Start testing and monitoring your emails in just a few steps. We’ll help you automate your QA (quality assurance) process and deliver error-free email experiences, every time.
Send in your email
Start by sending a test email from your email service provider to check how your email displays in different email clients and best practices to ensure your email will land in your subscribers’ inboxes with spam testing.
- Learn how to send a test email from your email service provider (ESP) to your Litmus test address.
- You can also paste your HTML directly to run a quick test without spam test results
- Run a pre-send spam test
Video: How to send your email to Litmus to start a test
Test from a template
If you prefer to start from a template but don’t have one of your own created yet, you’re welcome to use pre-made templates from our free template hub.
- Grab a template from our Free Template Hub
- After customizing it, run a test by pasting the HTML, sending from your ESP or directly in Litmus Builder
Test from Litmus Builder
If you choose to code and build your emails in Litmus Builder, you can run many of your pre-send tests directly within Litmus Builder and easily run a full Litmus Test in just a single click.
- Code your email in Litmus Builder’s Code Editor
- Create your email—no coding knowledge required—with Litmus Builder’s Visual Editor* The drag-and-drop editor is only available to Enterprise plans
- See email previews directly in Litmus Builder
- From the Code Editor view, easily run several QA checks, then click “Visit Previews & QA tab” to run a complete pre-send test
Set up email monitoring
Automatically monitor your emails and be alerted of potential changes that put your subscriber experience at risk by activating Litmus Email Guardian. Once you have run a Preview and QA test for your email, you can activate Email Guardian in a single click.
- Learn more about Email Guardian
Start monitoring an email: Litmus Home Page > Email Guardian section at the top left > Get started now
Video: How to start monitoring an email with Email Guardian
Keep learning
Litmus Academy
Take free courses to perfect your email skills using Litmus
Litmus Help Center
Access videos & articles for troubleshooting issues.
Getting Started Videos
Watch video tutorials about how to start using Litmus.
Join the Litmus Community
Ask questions, connect with other #emailgeeks, and find jobs.
Still stumped? Contact our support team.