Mailboxes for email codes
Reading codes from your mailbox is still being built. Once it is released, you will turn it on in the extension settings.
Some websites email you a numeric code. Once reading email codes is released, Provly will be able to read the mailbox on your own computer and fill the code in next to the code field, so you do not have to switch to your mail. Mail that only contains a link and no code is not picked up; open those links yourself. This is the list of mailboxes it is expected to work with, and how sure we are about each one.
First release: Mac only, and off by default. Your mailbox password is stored on this computer only, and the mail helper connects straight to your mail provider over TLS. Nothing goes through Provly's servers.
Only Gmail (personal), iCloud Mail, QQ Mail, 139 Mail (China Mobile), Outlook.com (personal) have been checked against a real mailbox, and only those entries say Supported. Entries marked Expected to work follow the provider's own documentation only.
At a glance
10 mailbox types listed
- Supported (self-checked): 5
- Expected to work (not self-checked yet): 2
- Ask your administrator: 2
- Not verified: 1
Gmail (personal)
Supported (self-checked)
Personal Gmail accounts with 2-step verification on can create an app password. Google says app passwords are not recommended and gives no end date; if they go away, Gmail would only be left with a restricted OAuth review. Provly's own self-check passed on a real Gmail test mailbox on 2026-10-25.
- Mail server
- imap.gmail.com:993
- Connects with
- An app password
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Not verified
- Folders
- Provly reads only Gmail's "All Mail" and "Spam" folders. Mail in your inbox also shows up in All Mail.
- Where to create the app password
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
Where this comes from
- Mail server · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
- Connection method · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
- App password page · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833 - Folders · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
- Level · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
Self-checked: 2026-10-25
Google Workspace
Ask your administrator
Whether an app password can be created is up to your administrator; with it turned off, the connection is refused and Provly says so when you turn the feature on.
- Mail server
- imap.gmail.com:993
- Connects with
- An app password
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Not verified
- Folders
- Provly reads only the "All Mail" and "Spam" folders of your Google Workspace mailbox. Mail in your inbox also shows up in All Mail.
- Where to create the app password
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833
Where this comes from
- Mail server · Not verified
- Connection method · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/sync/transition-from-less-secure-apps-to-oauth - App password page · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833 - Folders · Not verified
- Level · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/sync/transition-from-less-secure-apps-to-oauth
iCloud Mail
Supported (self-checked)
iCloud Mail works over IMAP with an app-specific password (up to 25; all are revoked when you change your Apple account password). Provly's own self-check passed on a real iCloud test mailbox on 2026-10-25.
- Mail server
- imap.mail.me.com:993
- Connects with
- An app password
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Not verified
- Where to create the app password
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102654
Where this comes from
- Mail server · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
- Connection method · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
- App password page · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102654 - Level · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
Self-checked: 2026-10-25
Yahoo Mail
Expected to work (not self-checked yet)
Yahoo Mail works over IMAP with an app password created in the account security page. Yahoo decides who is eligible and support cannot change that.
- Mail server
- imap.mail.yahoo.com:993
- Connects with
- An app password
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Not verified
- Where to create the app password
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN15241.html
Where this comes from
- Mail server · Official page, read 2026-10-22
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN4075.html - Connection method · Official page, read 2026-10-22
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN4075.html - App password page · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN15241.html - Level · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN15241.html
QQ Mail
Supported (self-checked)
IMAP is off by default in QQ Mail and has to be switched on in Settings > Account; it then connects with an authorization code. Provly's own self-check passed on a real QQ test mailbox on 2026-10-25.
- Mail server
- imap.qq.com:993
- Connects with
- An app password
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Not verified
- Where to create the app password
https://service.mail.qq.com/detail/123/141
Where this comes from
- Mail server · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
- Connection method · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
- App password page · Not verified
- Level · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
Self-checked: 2026-10-25
163 Mail
Expected to work (not self-checked yet)
163 Mail needs IMAP switched on and a 16-character client authorization code (shown only once). It rejects clients that do not send an IMAP ID command first (an "unsafe" error).
- Mail server
- imap.163.com:993
- Connects with
- An app password
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Yes
- Where to create the app password
https://help.mail.163.com/faqDetail.do?code=d7a5dc8471cd0c0e8b4b8f4f8e49998b374173cfe9171305fa1ce630d7f67ac2a5feb28b66796d3b
Where this comes from
- Mail server · Not verified
- Connection method · Official page, read 2026-10-22
https://help.mail.163.com/faqDetail.do?code=d7a5dc8471cd0c0e8b4b8f4f8e49998b374173cfe9171305fa1ce630d7f67ac2a5feb28b66796d3b - App password page · Official page, read 2026-10-22
https://help.mail.163.com/faqDetail.do?code=d7a5dc8471cd0c0e8b4b8f4f8e49998b374173cfe9171305fa1ce630d7f67ac2a5feb28b66796d3b - IMAP ID command · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://help.mail.163.com/faqDetail.do - Level · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://help.mail.163.com/faqDetail.do?code=d7a5dc8471cd0c0e8b4b8f4f8e49998b374173cfe9171305fa1ce630d7f67ac2a5feb28b66796d3b
139 Mail (China Mobile)
Supported (self-checked)
139 Mail is China Mobile's mailbox and works over IMAP when IMAP is turned on in the mailbox settings and the client authorization code is used instead of the normal password. Provly's self-check passed on a real 139 test mailbox on 2026-10-25; the first try failed because IMAP was off, and it passed after IMAP was switched on.
- Mail server
- imap.139.com:993
- Connects with
- An app password
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Not verified
- Where to create the app password
https://mail.10086.cn/
Where this comes from
- Mail server · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
- Connection method · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
- App password page · Not verified
- IMAP ID command · Not verified
- Level · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
Self-checked: 2026-10-25
Outlook.com (personal)
Supported (self-checked)
Outlook.com stopped accepting passwords for third-party mail apps on 2024-09-16, so it needs Microsoft authorization. Provly's mail helper gets that authorization on this computer. Provly's own Microsoft authorization and self-check passed on a real Outlook.com test mailbox on 2026-10-23.
- Mail server
- outlook.office365.com:993
- Connects with
- Microsoft authorization
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Not verified
Where this comes from
- Mail server · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/pop-imap-and-smtp-settings-for-outlook-com-d088b986-291d-42b8-9564-9c414e2aa040 - Connection method · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/client-developer/legacy-protocols/how-to-authenticate-an-imap-pop-smtp-application-by-using-oauth - Level · Self-checked on a real test mailbox
Self-checked: 2026-10-23
Microsoft 365 (work or school)
Ask your administrator
By default Microsoft 365 does not let employees approve a third-party app to read their mail over IMAP, so turning this on is refused unless the administrator allows it.
- Mail server
- outlook.office365.com:993
- Connects with
- Microsoft authorization
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Not verified
Where this comes from
- Mail server · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/pop-imap-and-smtp-settings-for-outlook-com-d088b986-291d-42b8-9564-9c414e2aa040 - Connection method · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/client-developer/legacy-protocols/how-to-authenticate-an-imap-pop-smtp-application-by-using-oauth - Level · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/entra/identity/enterprise-apps/manage-app-consent-policies
Other IMAP mailbox
Not verified
You type in the server yourself, so there is no list to check it against. Provly can only tell you whether it works when you turn the feature on and it connects once.
- Mail server
- You type in the server yourself
- Connects with
- An app password
- Needs an IMAP ID command
- Not verified
Where this comes from
- Connection method · Repeated from our research notes, not re-checked
https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc3501 - Level · Not verified