iCloud

Connect iCloud Mail to Missive using app-specific passwords.

Connect your iCloud Mail account to Missive. iCloud requires an app-specific password for third-party apps like Missive - your regular Apple ID password won't work.

Prerequisites

Before connecting your iCloud account, you need:

1. Two-factor authentication enabled on your Apple ID

2. An app-specific password generated for Missive

You cannot use your Apple ID password directly. Apple requires app-specific passwords for third-party mail apps.

Generate an app-specific password

1

Sign in to Apple ID

Go to appleid.apple.com and sign in with your Apple ID.

2

Enable two-factor authentication

If not already enabled, go to Sign-In and Security > Two-Factor Authentication and follow the setup.

See Apple's guide on two-factor authentication for details.

3

Generate app-specific password

1. Go to Sign-In and Security > App-Specific Passwords

2. Click Generate an app-specific password (or the + button)

3. Enter a label like "Missive"

4. Copy the generated password

See Apple's guide on app-specific passwords for details.

Save this password somewhere safe. You'll need it to connect Missive and you won't be able to see it again.

How to connect

1

Open account settings

Go to Settings > Accounts and click Add account.

To open Settings, click your avatar at the top of the sidebar, then Settings (or press ⌘,).

2

Select iCloud

Under the Email tab, select iCloud.

3

Choose import options

Select how much email history to import:

• No history - start fresh

• 1 month to 10 years - recent emails only

• All history - everything (paid plans only)

Choose if this is a personal or shared account.

4

Enter credentials

Fill in your account details:

• Display name: How your name appears when sending

• Email address: Your iCloud email (@icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com)

• Password: Your app-specific password (NOT your Apple ID password)

5

Verify server settings

Missive pre-fills the correct iCloud server settings:

IMAP:

• Hostname: imap.mail.me.com

• Port: 993

• Encryption: SSL/TLS

SMTP:

• Hostname: smtp.mail.me.com

• Port: 587

• Encryption: STARTTLS

These settings work for all iCloud email addresses (@icloud.com, @me.com, @mac.com).

6

Connect

Click Connect to add your account. Missive will verify the connection and start syncing your email.

Sync behavior

Actions in Missive sync back to iCloud:

Action in Missive	Syncs to iCloud
New email in Inbox	Yes
Email sent	Yes - appears in Sent
Email archived	Yes - appears in Archive
Email read/unread	Yes
Label applied	Yes - appears in matching folder
Email deleted	Yes - appears in Trash
Email marked as spam	Yes - appears in Junk
Draft saved	No

Contacts and Calendar

Missive does not sync contacts or calendar from iCloud. For those features, use your Mac or iOS device's native apps, or iCloud.com.

Multiple iCloud addresses

If you have multiple iCloud email addresses (@icloud.com and @me.com, for example), they share the same mailbox. Connect once with your primary address.

To send from different addresses, configure aliases in iCloud Mail settings at icloud.com/mail.