Free tool · Brand display
BIMI record checker
Look up the BIMI record at default._bimi, fetch the logo SVG, validate the VMC URL, and confirm your DMARC posture is strong enough for BIMI to actually display in Gmail / Yahoo / Apple Mail. No signup.
What this tool checks
BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) lets you display your brand logo next to authenticated mail in participating mail clients. We resolve the default._bimi.<domain> TXT record, parse the l= (logo URL) and a= (VMC) tags, then fetch each.
The logo must be SVG Tiny PS 1.2 with no scripts, no embedded raster images, and a square aspect ratio. We download it and validate the constraints. The VMC (Verified Mark Certificate) is required by Gmail, Yahoo, and Apple Mail to actually display the logo - without one, the record is published but the logo doesn't show.
We also re-check the apex DMARC posture - BIMI requires p=quarantine with pct=100 at minimum, and most receivers prefer p=reject. A weaker DMARC means the BIMI record is essentially decorative.
How to read the results
Self-asserted SVG without VMC works in some mail clients (older Yahoo paths) but not in Gmail or Apple Mail. If you want the logo to actually appear in customer inboxes, the VMC is mandatory.
VMC pricing: Entrust and DigiCert are the two CAs offering VMCs. Cost is around $1500-2000/year. Trademark ownership for the logo is required as part of the verification - if you don't own a registered trademark on the logo, you can't get a VMC.
DMARC at p=none: BIMI silently doesn't display. The record can be published but is functionally inactive until DMARC tightens.