Apple Hide My Email alternative
SecureAlias vs Apple Hide My Email
Apple's iCloud+ alias feature — locked to Safari and Apple devices.
Why we built SecureAlias when Apple Hide My Email exists
Hide My Email is great if you're 100% in Apple's world and you stay there. We built SecureAlias for the moment you realize you want aliases on Android, in Chrome on a Linux box, in your work laptop's browser, or in any place that isn't a Safari window on an Apple device.
Apple Hide My Email is good at
- ✓ Tightly integrated with Safari and Sign in with Apple.
- ✓ Bundled with iCloud+ if you already pay.
- ✓ Apple brand trust.
Where it falls short
- ✗ Only works inside Apple's ecosystem.
- ✗ No virus scanning.
- ✗ No tracker stripping.
- ✗ You lose them all if you ever leave iCloud+ — and your accounts forwarding through them.
Feature-by-feature
| Feature | SecureAlias | Apple Hide My Email |
|---|---|---|
Cross-platform (web, Android, anywhere) | ✓ | ✗ |
Unlimited aliases (free tier) | ✓ | iCloud+ only |
Virus scan on every attachment | ✓ | ✗ |
Auto-strip tracking pixels | ✓ | ✗ |
Per-alias descriptions and search | ✓ | Limited |
Switching from Apple Hide My Email in under 10 minutes
- Sign up for SecureAlias.
- In iCloud, list your Hide My Email addresses.
- Add your forwarding email here.
- Re-create the ones you actually use (most people only use 5-10 actively).
- Migrate services to the new aliases.
- Don't disable Hide My Email until everything's migrated — Apple will stop forwarding the old ones.
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Will Sign in with Apple still work?
Yes. Sign in with Apple is independent of Hide My Email. You can keep using Sign in with Apple while migrating your forwarding aliases here.