How to connect Icloud.com email address to the Office 365 Outlook program

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Modern email providers usually automatically fill in the email server information. If you have an account set up in Outlook and want to set up another, simply click File > Settings > Accounts > Your Accounts > Click Add Account > Enter your email and password.

The email provider should automatically fill in the server information.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-an-email-account-to-outlook-for-windows-6e27792a-9267-4aa4-8bb6-c84ef146101b

To connect an iCloud.com email address to Outlook (Office 365 Outlook for Windows) using IMAP/SMTP, use Apple’s iCloud mail server settings and make sure all required options are set correctly.

1. In Outlook, go to File > Add Account.
2. Choose Manual setup or additional server types (or similar manual option, depending on Outlook version).
3. Select POP or IMAP.
4. Enter account details:
   • Your Name: Display name
   • Email Address: ******@icloud.com (or @me.com / @mac.com)
   • Account Type: IMAP
   • Incoming mail server: imap.mail.me.com
   • Outgoing mail server (SMTP): smtp.mail.me.com
   • User Name: Full iCloud email address
   • Password: iCloud password (or app‑specific password if using Apple two‑factor authentication)
5. Click More Settings and configure:
   • Outgoing Server tab:
     • Check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.
     • Select Use same settings as my incoming mail server.
   • Advanced tab:
     • Incoming server (IMAP): 993
     • Use the following type of encrypted connection: SSL/TLS
     • Outgoing server (SMTP): 587 (or 25 if 587 is blocked in your environment)
     • Use the following type of encrypted connection: TLS/STARTTLS (if SSL on 587 fails, try TLS/STARTTLS as the encryption type).
6. Save settings and test the account. If the test fails on sending:
   • Confirm Outgoing server requires authentication is enabled.
   • Try switching SMTP port between 587 and 25 while keeping authentication enabled.

These settings match the documented iCloud IMAP/SMTP configuration used on other Microsoft clients (Windows 8 Mail and Windows Phone 8), which also use imap.mail.me.com on port 993 with SSL and smtp.mail.me.com on port 25/587 with authentication.

References:

• You experience issues when you add Kerio or iCloud email accounts
• Microsoft Outlook for Mac compatibility with Apple iCloud