Getting Started

Install BeeMail, connect your email account, and run your first backup in under two minutes.

1. Download and install

Download BeeMail from beemail.app. The app is currently available for macOS.

  1. Open the .dmg file and drag BeeMail into your Applications folder.
  2. Open BeeMail from Applications.

BeeMail is signed and notarized by Apple, so it should open without any security warnings on macOS.

2. First launch

When you open BeeMail for the first time you’ll see the Settings screen with an empty account list. From here you can connect your first email account.

3. Connect your email account

Click “Add Account” in the Settings panel, then choose your provider:

Gmail

  1. Click “Sign in with Google”.
  2. BeeMail connects to your Gmail and adds the account. You’ll see an “Account added successfully!” confirmation.
  3. Click “Go to Inbox” to start using BeeMail.

Outlook / Microsoft

  1. First, make sure IMAP is enabled in your Outlook settings — see Multiple Accounts for detailed steps.
  2. Click “Sign in with Microsoft” and approve the permissions.
  3. BeeMail connects to your Outlook account and starts syncing.

Note: Your email password is never stored by BeeMail. Authentication is handled securely through Google or Microsoft, and only a time-limited token is saved on your computer.

4. Your first backup

After adding an account, BeeMail starts downloading your emails automatically. During this first sync:

  • Every message in your mailbox is downloaded and saved to your computer.
  • All your emails become searchable right away — by sender, subject, date, or any word in the message.

The first backup may take a while depending on how many emails you have. After that, BeeMail only downloads new messages, so future syncs are much faster.

5. Where emails are stored

By default, BeeMail saves your backups in its own folder inside your user directory. Each account gets its own subfolder, and emails are organized by date.

You can change where backups are stored in Settings > Backup Location. See Backup Location for details.

What’s next?