Email app passwords · WEB.DE Create a WEB.DE
Create a WEB.DE
application-specific password.
WEB.DE keeps POP3 and IMAP switched off until you enable them, and accounts with two-factor authentication additionally need an application-specific password rather than the account password.
Applies to web.de addresses.
Step by step
How to create your application-specific password.
- Sign in at web.de in a desktop browser.
- Click the icon with your initials in the top menu, then E-Mail-Einstellungen.
- Under E-Mail empfangen → POP3/IMAP, switch on POP3- und IMAP-Zugriff erlauben and complete the security check.
- For two-factor accounts: initials menu → Account verwalten → Login & Sicherheit → Anwendungsspezifische Passwörter verwalten.
- Choose Neues Anwendungsspezifisches Passwort erstellen, name it, select Weiter and copy the password — shown once only.
- Use it in BlueMail instead of your WEB.DE password.
Worth knowing
- Like GMX, WEB.DE turns POP3/IMAP access back off after long non-use — check that toggle first when a working setup suddenly stops.
- Mind the hostnames: WEB.DE uses pop3.web.de (with the 3) and smtp.web.de — the opposite convention to GMX, which is easy to get backwards.
Using it in BlueMail
Add your WEB.DE address in BlueMail and enter the password from the steps above where it asks for one — BlueMail fills in the server settings for you. Free on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows and Linux.
Download BlueMailLooking for the IMAP, POP3 and SMTP servers instead? See the full WEB.DE settings →
These steps follow WEB.DE's own documentation. Official guide →
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