How to Switch to Yahoo Mail Basic (Simple HTML)

You can switch from the regular Yahoo Mail to Yahoo Mail Basic if you want a simpler, yet still functional interface that should work fast in any browser and on networks with lower-than-average speeds. It uses simple HTML to speed things up without all the fancy animations and buttons.

Yahoo Mail turns to basic mode automatically when it recognizes a slow connection or a browser that doesn't know how to handle the fully featured interface. There used to be an option in the settings to switch over to the basic version, but that option is no longer offered; you can only get there through a special link.

Note: Yahoo Mail Basic is similar to Yahoo Mail Classic, which has its own option in the settings.

Yahoo Mail Basic does not have its own option in the settings for you to click and enable. Instead, you have to use the Yahoo Mail Basic link to get there: https://mail.yahoo.com/neo/b/launch.

Yahoo Mail used to let you switch from the full version to the basic version via the settings; in the Viewing email section was an option called Basic. Given that you can't do that anymore, you have to use the link above.

If you're using Yahoo Mail Basic and want to turn on the regular Yahoo Mail again, open this URL: https://mail.yahoo.com.

Given that Yahoo Mail does not have a menu button to switch over to Yahoo Mail Basic, it also no longer lets you click the Switch to the newest Yahoo Mail link at the top of the page to return to Yahoo Mail.

Note: Depending on your browser, browser settings (e.g., JavaScript is disabled), screen resolution, and internet connection speed, Yahoo Mail Basic may be the only supported version. For users not yet 13 years of age, Yahoo Mail Basic might be the only version available to you.