How To Setup Gmail In Mac Mail

Setting up your Gmail account in the Mac Mail application:

The following versions of Mac OS support the automatic email configuration.

macOS Catalina

macOS Mojave

macOS High Sierra

OS X EI Capitan

OS X Yosemite

OS X Mavericks.

Go to the Apple logo at the top-left corner, choose the System Preferences option from the menu, and click the Internet Accounts option.

Select the Google email provider in the Internet Accounts window.

If you see the ‘Google requires completing authentication in your web browser’ prompt message on the screen, select the Open Browser option.

Type the Gmail account’s email address in the Email or Phone field and select the Next option.

Enter the Gmail account’s password in the Enter Your field and select the Next or Set Up option.

Select the checkbox next to the following options and click the Done option.

Mail

Contacts

Calendars

Notes

Now, the Gmail account gets added to the Mac Mail application automatically.

If you use the OS X Mountain Lion or OS X Lion version of the Mac computer, perform the following steps.

Go to the Apple menu in the main window of the Mac computer and choose the System Preferences option.
Click the Mail, Contacts & Calendars tab on the left panel, and select the Gmail option.
Make sure to enter the correct email address and password of the Gmail account in the appropriate fields.
Once you click the Setup option, you will see a list of apps that can make use of the Gmail account will be displayed on the screen.
Select the checkbox beside the Mail option and then choose other apps if needed.
After you click the Add Accounts option, the Gmail account will be added to the Mail application automatically.
Now, you can access the Gmail account from the Mac Mail application.

If you are using the OS X Snow Leopard version of Mac, carry out the steps given here.

Open the main interface of the Mail application on the Mac computer.
Click the Add Account option and then provide your Gmail account’s email address and password.
Make sure to select the checkbox beside the ‘Automatically set up the account’ option.
Once you click the Create option, the Gmail account will be added to the Mail application.
Older versions of the Mac Mail application do not support the automatic email configuration.

In this case, refer to the following server details to configure the Gmail account on the Mac Mail application:
Account Type – POP or IMAP
Email Address – username@gmail.com
Password – Gmail account’s password
Username – Gmail account’s email address without the domain name (@gmail.com)
Incoming Mail Server – imap.gmail.com ( IMAP) or pop.gmail.com (POP)
Outgoing Mail Server – smtp.gmail.com (SMTP)