Migrate iCloud to Gmail: Secure & Local Email Transfer
Leaving the Apple ecosystem or switching to Gmail as your primary account? Apple does not offer a built-in export button to send your emails to another provider. The manual method — dragging and dropping folders inside the Apple Mail app — often leads to crashes when dealing with thousands of messages. With Mailriva, you can transfer your entire iCloud mailbox securely, locally, and fully automatically to Gmail.
Why your normal iCloud password won't work
Apple protects your Apple ID with Two-Factor Authentication. This means external programs trying to access your emails via IMAP will have the standard password rejected. You must generate an App-Specific Password. Mailriva guides you through the iCloud to Gmail transfer step by step.
Secure Local Execution
No passwords saved on foreign servers. Everything runs locally and securely on your own machine.
Structure Retained
All subfolders are automatically created in Gmail, matching your iCloud structure.
Exact Copy
The iCloud mailbox is accessed in read-only mode; nothing is deleted or modified.
No Drag & Drop
The process runs reliably in the background — no manual work needed.
How to move Apple Mail to Gmail in 5 steps
Create an App-Specific Password
Log into appleid.apple.com. Go to 'Sign-In and Security' > 'App-Specific Passwords' and generate a new password.
Open the Mailriva App
Download Mailriva for Windows or Mac. The software runs completely locally on your device.
Connect iCloud as Source
Select iCloud. Enter your @icloud.com address and use the password you generated in Step 1.
Connect Gmail as Destination
Select Google Mail as your target. You log in directly through Google's secure window (OAuth); we never see your password.
Start the Migration
Click Start. Mailriva will copy your iCloud folder structure 1:1 to Gmail. Your iCloud mailbox remains untouched.
Frequently Asked Questions
Start your move to Gmail
Download the local Mailriva app and securely transfer your Apple emails to Google.