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How to Add Email Account to Mail App on Mac

By: Sam Patwegar | June 12, 2025

When you add your Email Account to Mail App on Mac, you will be able to access all your Email Messages from within the Mail App, without the need to Login to your Email Account.

If your Email Account is from a popular service provider like Gmail, Outlook or Yahoo, you should find the Mail App automatically adding your Email Account to Mac.

If not, you should still be able to manually add your Email Account to the Mail App on Mac, using steps as provided below in this guide.

Add Email Account to Mail App on Mac

You can find below the steps to add your Email Account to Mac using Mail App and also the steps to Add your Email Account to Mac using System Preferences.

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1. Add Email Account to iPhone Using Mail App

You can follow the steps below to add your Email Account to Mac by using the Mail App.

1. Open the Mail App on your Mac.

2. On the pop-up, select your Email Account Provider and click on Continue.

Select Email Account Provider on Mac

3. If you selected Gmail, click on Open Browser to allow Google to complete authentication in your web browser.

Open Browser to Allow Google to Authenticate in Browser

4. On the next two screen, sign-in to your Email Account by typing your Email Address and Password.

5. On the next screen, make sure the Mail App is selected and click on Done.

Select Apps to Associate With Email Account on Mac

Note: If required, you can also select other Apps that you want to use with this Email Account and click on Done.

Within a few seconds, you will find all your Emails appearing on the screen of your Mac in the Mail App.

2. Add Email Account to Mac Using System Preferences

Another way to add Email Account to Mac is by using System Preferences.

1. Click on Apple Icon in top-menu bar > select System Preferences in the drop-down menu.

Open System Preferences on Mac

2. On System Preferences screen, click on Internet Accounts option.

Internet Accounts option on Mac System Preferences

3. On Internet Accounts screen, select your Email Account Provider.

Select Email Account Provider

4. If you selected Gmail, click on Open Browser.

Open Browser to Allow Google to Authenticate in Browser

5. On the next two screens, enter Email Address and Password to Sign in to your Email Account.

6. On the confirmation screen, click on Allow to provide macOS with access to your Email Account.

7. On the next screen, make sure that Mail App is selected and click on Done.

Select Apps to Associate With Email Account on Mac

Note: You can also Add Contacts, Calendar and Notes App to this Mail App on Mac.

3. Add Another Email Account to Mac

If you have already added an Email Account to Mac, you can follow the steps below to Add another Email Account to Mac.

1. Open the Mail App on your Mac.

2. Click on the Mail tab in top-menu bar and select Add Account option in the drop-down menu.

Add Account Option in Mail App on Mac

3. On the pop-up, select your Email Account Provider and click on Continue.

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4. On the next two screens, enter Email Address and Password to Sign in to your Email Account.

5. Click on Done to complete the process.

You can repeat the above steps to add all your Email Accounts to Mac and manage multiple Email Accounts from a single location.

Sam Patwegar

10+ years experience in writing fluff-free troubleshooting guides with just the right and required amount of related information. Equally capable of In-depth technical writing.

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