# Why connect your email account to Curiosity?

Connecting your email account to Curiosity lets you:​

• Search all your email, attachments and contacts in one place
• Search email from anywhere with the Alt+Space shortcut
• Combine several email accounts in one place

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# How to connect an email account using IMAP

To connect your IMAP email with Curiosity:

1. In the left bar, hover over Apps and click the + button
2. In the list of apps to connect, find Email and click Connect
3. In the browser window, enter your provider's host address and port (list of information for popular email providers)
4. Click Allow

Your email account will appear under Mail and your emails will be searchable.

# Notes

• You can connect as many email accounts to Curiosity as you like, within your plan limit. Simply connect each one as a new app.

|| 💡 Some email providers require you to enable IMAP for your account before using it.

|| 💡 Some email providers require you to generate an app-specific password for Curiosity (not your normal password).