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What is an app password?

An app password is a separate password that lets one app, such as ClearMyInbox, read your email without knowing your main account password. Many email providers require one, especially when two-factor authentication is on. An app password only works for the app you made it for. You can remove it at any time in your email provider’s security settings, and your main account is not affected.
Gmail and Outlook do not need an app password. You sign in with Google or Microsoft. See Connect an email account.

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Yahoo Mail

  1. Go to login.yahoo.com/account/security and sign in.
  2. Turn on 2-step verification if it is not already on. Yahoo only offers app passwords when it is on.
  3. Scroll to Generate app password, choose Get started, name it ClearMyInbox, then choose Generate.
  4. Copy the 16-character password (no spaces) and paste it into ClearMyInbox. Yahoo shows it only once.
Yahoo no longer offers sign-in with Yahoo to new apps, so we connect through IMAP with an app password.

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iCloud Mail

  1. Go to appleid.apple.com and sign in with your Apple ID.
  2. Choose Sign-In and Security, then App-Specific Passwords.
  3. Choose the + button, name it ClearMyInbox, then choose Create.
  4. Copy the password (it looks like xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx) and paste it into ClearMyInbox.
This is not your Apple ID password. Apple requires a separate app password for each app. It covers icloud.com, me.com and mac.com addresses.

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AOL Mail

  1. Go to login.aol.com/account/security.
  2. Choose Generate app password, select Other App, and name it ClearMyInbox.
  3. Copy the password and paste it into ClearMyInbox.
AOL requires an app password when two-factor authentication is on.

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Fastmail

  1. In Fastmail, open Settings, then Privacy & Security, then App Passwords (direct link).
  2. Choose New App Password, name it ClearMyInbox, and select IMAP access.
  3. Copy the password and paste it into ClearMyInbox.
Each app gets its own password. You can remove it from your Fastmail security settings at any time.

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Proton Mail

  1. Download and install Proton Mail Bridge from proton.me/mail/bridge.
  2. Open Bridge and sign in with your Proton account.
  3. In Bridge, choose your account and copy the password shown there. It is not your Proton password.
Proton Mail needs the Bridge app running on your computer. Bridge connects on your own computer (127.0.0.1, port 1143).

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Zoho Mail

  1. In Zoho Mail, open Settings, then Mail Accounts, then IMAP Access, and turn it on.
  2. Go to accounts.zoho.com, then Security, then App Passwords.
  3. Choose Generate New Password and name it ClearMyInbox.
  4. Copy the password and paste it into ClearMyInbox.
Turn on IMAP access before you create the app password.

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GMX

  1. In GMX, open Settings, then POP3/IMAP, and turn on IMAP access.
  2. Use your normal GMX email password in ClearMyInbox.
GMX does not use separate app passwords.

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Mail.com

  1. In Mail.com, open Settings, then POP3/IMAP, and turn on IMAP access.
  2. Use your normal Mail.com email password in ClearMyInbox.
Make sure IMAP access is turned on in your Mail.com settings.

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Yandex Mail

  1. In Yandex Mail, open Settings, then Email clients, and turn on access from the imap.yandex.com server (direct link).
  2. In Yandex ID, open Security, then App Passwords, and create a new password (direct link).
  3. Copy the password and paste it into ClearMyInbox.
Yandex needs IMAP turned on, and an app password when two-factor authentication is on.

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Comcast / Xfinity

  1. Go to login.xfinity.com and sign in.
  2. Open Email Settings, then Security, and allow access from third-party apps.
  3. Use your Xfinity account password in ClearMyInbox.
You may need to turn on third-party email access in your Xfinity security settings first.

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AT&T Mail

  1. Go to att.com and sign in.
  2. Open Profile, then Sign-in info, then Secure Mail Key, and choose Manage.
  3. Choose Create secure mail key.
  4. Copy the mail key and paste it into ClearMyInbox.
AT&T uses a “Secure Mail Key” in place of your normal password for other apps.

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My provider is not listed

You can still connect with manual IMAP settings. See Any other mailbox.