If you see an error message when using SSL, try using TLS instead. IMAP information for the incoming mail server If you set up an account using iCloud System Preferences or macOS Mail in 10.7.4 or later, you won't see these settings because they're automatically configured. iCloud Mail uses the IMAP and SMTP standards supported by most modern email apps.
Refer to your email app's documentation for information about how to use these settings. You'll want to use the mail server settings below to set this account up with Outlook: I know it's important to have your accounts where you'd like them to be set up I'd like to help. I understand that you'd like to know how to add your iCloud email address to Outlook on your Mac. It also has decent spam filtering and tight integration with Apple products.īut while it shares many features with the other big email service providers, its lack of an ability to use custom domains to match your business branding means it can’t really be considered a a viable option for business email.Welcome to Apple Support Communities. ICloud Mail is easy to use, reasonably priced with good storage limits, and has a useful web interface, which means it can be used on any device.
With iCloud, your email address has to end in, which makes it less than ideal for business users. Probably the main reason you’d need to consider Google or Microsoft over Apple for email is that Apple doesn’t offer custom domains, i.e. Business accounts are under Google Workspace (formerly G Suite), and range from $6 to $18/month for 30GB to 5TB of storage. Paid Google personal accounts are under Google One, and range from $19.99 to $99.99/year for 100GB to 7TB of storage. Both offer mailbox storage of 50GB and OneDrive storage of 1TB. Microsoft’s paid plans are under Microsoft 365: personal plans range from $69.99 to $99.99/year and Business plans from $5 to $20/month. Both also offer paid personal and business plans. In Google’s case, that 15GB is shared across Google Drive and Photos, whereas Microsoft offers an additional 5GB storage for OneDrive other than email.
Gmail and Outlook are the free versions, and both offer 15GB of mailbox storage. All offer email, online storage and backup services, together with access to a variety of other apps for contacts, calendars, and more. Others include Google, with Gmail/Workspaces, and Microsoft with Outlook/Microsoft 365. ICloud features two-factor authentication, security tokens, and encryption (Image credit: iCloud) The competitionĪpple is just one of the tech giants that has ventured into providing email services. A folder for this sender will then appear in the sidebar of iCloud for easy access. This feature allows you to also create easily-accessible folders for your favorite senders by clicking on the sender’s name in the message header, and selecting VIP.
There is also the ability to create filters to sort messages based on simple criteria, and you can search for mail by sender, recipient, or subject. Much like labels in Gmail, folders in iCloud let you organize your mail the way you like.
No spam filter is 100% accurate, however, so if some unwanted messages do slip through, you can mark them as spam and help train the app to remove similar messages in the future. ICloud’s spam filter does a good job of detecting spam and making sure it doesn’t hit your inbox. Some people have issues with duplicate contacts and calendars, or their version of Outlook may not be supported.
ICloud Mail can also be used with Microsoft Outlook on Windows computers, but you’ll need to install the iCloud for Windows app, and the set-up may not be as straightforward. ICloud comes with one free and three paid plans (Image credit: iCloud) FeaturesĪside from offering storage at decent prices, iCloud also offers several other great features.Īpple device owners will love how easy it is to connect and have their email synced across their devices, with push notifications so you’ll always be alerted when new messages arrive.