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Setup Guide

How to get App Passwords and connect each provider

Why App Passwords?

Gmail, iCloud, and Yahoo block regular passwords in third-party apps. An App Password is a separate code used only for sending — your main password stays private.

Gmail without App Password? Select the Gmail preset and click Sign in with Google — sending uses the Gmail API (no App Password). iCloud and Yahoo still require App Passwords via SMTP.

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Creating a draft email

Use as your template

Compose a draft in your email provider, then load it in the app (Template step → Load from email draft).

Gmail

1
Open Gmail → click Compose.
2
Write your subject and body. Use placeholders like {{First_Name}} where you want personalization.
3
Close the compose window — Gmail auto-saves it under Drafts.
4
In this app, go to Template → Load from email draft → Gmail → pick your draft.

Outlook

1
Open Outlook → New mail.
2
Write subject and body with placeholders like {{First_Name}}.
3
Click the X on the compose tab — Outlook saves it to Drafts.
4
In this app, Template → Load from email draft → Outlook → pick your draft.

iCloud Mail

1
Open iCloud Mail → compose a new message.
2
Write your content, then close without sending — it saves to Drafts.
3
Copy the HTML (Inspect → Copy outerHTML) into the app template, or paste manually.

Y! Yahoo Mail

1
Open Yahoo Mail → Compose.
2
Write your email, then close — Yahoo saves it under Drafts.
3
Copy the HTML into the app template, or paste manually.

Gmail

Sign in with Google

No App Password needed — sign in with Google to send.

1
In the app, select the Gmail preset.
2
Click Sign in with Google and approve access (includes send permission).
3
Enter a From Name, then continue through the send steps.

If you signed in before, sign out and sign in again after adding the gmail.send scope in Google Cloud Console.

Outlook / Microsoft 365

Sign in with Microsoft

No App Password needed for Outlook in this app.

1
In the app, select the Outlook preset.
2
Click Sign in with Microsoft and approve access.
3
Enter a From Name, then continue through the send steps.

iCloud Mail

App-Specific Password required

Password field: App-Specific Password

1
Make sure iCloud Mail is enabled: Settings → Apple ID → iCloud → Mail → ON.
2
Go to appleid.apple.com → Sign-In and Security → App-Specific Passwords.
3
Click +, name it (e.g. MailBridge), then copy the password shown.
4
Paste it into the Password field in the app. Username: your @icloud.com or @me.com address.
🔑Open Apple ID Security↗

Host: smtp.mail.me.com

Port: 587

Security: STARTTLS (leave SSL checkbox OFF)

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Yahoo Mail

App Password required

Password field: App Password

1
Go to Yahoo Account Security.
2
Click Generate app password.
3
Select Other app, name it anything, then copy the password.
4
Paste it into the Password field in the app.
🔑Open Yahoo Account Security↗

Host: smtp.mail.yahoo.com

Port: 587

Security: STARTTLS (leave SSL checkbox OFF)

Avoiding junk / spam folder

Outlook & bulk sending

If Outlook emails land in Junk, try these steps:

1
Use a clear, personal From Name (e.g. your club or organization name).
2
Personalize each email with placeholders — identical bulk messages trigger spam filters.
3
Increase the delay between sends (e.g. 3–5 seconds) on step 1.
4
Send a test to yourself first; if it arrives in Inbox, ask recipients to mark Not junk once.
5
Avoid ALL CAPS, excessive links, and spam trigger words in the subject line.

Microsoft filters bulk personalized mail aggressively. There is no guaranteed fix, but the above reduces junk placement for most recipients.

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