{"id":25318,"date":"2022-09-03T17:37:07","date_gmt":"2022-09-03T16:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=25318"},"modified":"2022-09-05T15:26:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-05T14:26:14","slug":"setup-icloud-mail-in-thunderbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25318\/setup-icloud-mail-in-thunderbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Setup iCloud Mail in Thunderbird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to configure iCloud Mail in Thunderbird.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25318\/setup-icloud-mail-in-thunderbird\/#Video\" >Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25318\/setup-icloud-mail-in-thunderbird\/#Create_app_specific_password\" >Create app specific password<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25318\/setup-icloud-mail-in-thunderbird\/#Thunderbird_settings\" >Thunderbird settings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video\"><\/span>Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Tgn-URTWzM\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_app_specific_password\"><\/span>Create app specific password<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, we need to set up an &#8220;App-specific password&#8221;. We can not use the iCloud password to set up Thunderbird. So login into your <a href=\"https:\/\/appleid.apple.com\/sign-in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iCloud account<\/a> and click &#8220;App-Specific passwords&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"397\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_1.png 663w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_1-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can not create a password here. You can also enter a name, in our case we enter &#8220;Thunderbird&#8221; since we want to set up Thunderbird.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1071\" height=\"464\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_2.png 1071w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_2-300x130.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_2-1024x444.png 1024w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_2-768x333.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1071px) 100vw, 1071px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The password is now generated. Copy the password to the clipboard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"330\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_3.png 486w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_3-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Thunderbird_settings\"><\/span>Thunderbird settings<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In Thunderbird, we create a new account. Enter your name, the iCloud mail address and the app password we just generated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"712\" height=\"502\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_4.png 712w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_4-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rest is configured by Thunderbird automatically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_5.png 500w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_5-300x222.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once this is done, we can now use our iCloud mail in Thunderbird.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"591\" height=\"226\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_6.png 591w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/thunderbird_icloud_6-300x115.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 591px) 100vw, 591px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to configure iCloud Mail in Thunderbird.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1555],"tags":[2279,1566,1564],"class_list":["post-25318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-en","tag-apple-en","tag-icloud-en","tag-thunderbird-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25318"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25318\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}