Getting set up
Add Gmail to a Mac mail app with an app password
How to create a Gmail app password, turn on 2-Step Verification and enter the right IMAP and SMTP settings in a Mac mail app, with fixes for common errors.
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Guides
Guides to better mail on a Mac
How to set up Gmail, iCloud and Yahoo in a mail app, keep your mail private, use AI with your own key and get out of the lists you never read.
AI in your mail
Bring your own AI key for email: how it works
How to use your own Claude, OpenAI, Gemini or Grok key for email summaries and replies, and what happens to your mail when you do.
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Privacy and security
Can a third-party mail app read your email?
Some mail apps connect your Mac straight to your provider, others pass your mail or sign-in through their own servers. How to tell them apart.
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Privacy and security
How to block email tracking pixels
A tracking pixel tells a sender when and where you opened their email. Here is how it works and the ways to stop it, with what each one costs you.
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Privacy and security
How to spot a phishing email: the signs to check
Five things to check before you trust an email, what the authentication results mean in plain words, and what to do when one looks wrong.
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A calmer inbox
How to unsubscribe from emails in bulk on a Mac
Genuine mailing lists say how to leave them in a hidden header. Here is how to use it for many senders at once, safely.
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Getting set up
iCloud Mail app-specific password for a mail app
A third-party mail app cannot use your Apple Account password. Make an app-specific password and use these iCloud settings.
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Getting set up
IMAP and SMTP settings for Gmail, iCloud and Yahoo
Servers, ports and security for Gmail, iCloud and Yahoo in one table, plus the app password each one expects.
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