SAIDR

Connect iCloud Mail

Apple requires an app-specific password for any third-party SMTP client.

Using Gmail or Microsoft 365 instead? Connect via OAuth at Settings → Integrations — one click, no app password. This guide covers iCloud Mail, which doesn't support OAuth in SAIDR yet.
You must have two-factor authentication enabled on your Apple ID. Without it, Apple won't show the app-specific-password page.

1 · Generate the app-specific password

  1. 1
    Sign in at account.apple.com.
  2. 2
    Under Sign-In and Security, click App-Specific Passwords.
  3. 3
    Click Generate an app-specific password (or the + button).
  4. 4
    Label it SAIDR and click Create. Copy the 19-character password (it looks like abcd-efgh-ijkl-mnop).

2 · Paste into SAIDR

  • SMTP host: smtp.mail.me.com
  • SMTP port: 587
  • Use TLS: on
  • Username: the local part of your iCloud address (everything before @). Apple is picky here — don't include the domain.
  • Password: the 19-character app-specific password
  • From email: your full iCloud email address
iCloud caps outbound at ~200 messages / day per account and aggressively rate-limits if it suspects bulk sending. For higher volume, use a dedicated business domain on Google Workspace or Microsoft 365.
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