How to Make Gmail the default mailto: link

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How to Make Gmail the default mailto: link

I need help.

I would like to make gmail my default mailto provider in Safari. Gmail Notifier used to take care of this, but since Google removed that program, I haven't figured out a way to do it.

Right now, Safari will start the Mail app when I want click a mailto: link. I don't want to use the Mail app. I'd like to keep everything web-based.

I don't have any desire to switch to another browser, but if there is no option, I'd have no choice.

Does anyone know of an app or safari extention that will accomplish this?

Thanks

Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 10, 2014 10:04 AM

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Answer 1

Ambro111

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Feb 5, 2017 12:52 AM in response to dchipilot

https://sites.google.com/site/mailtoextension/mailto.safariextz

this download an extension. Double click it, it will open mail. Close mail and safari. re-open safari and choose your mail app (gmail in this case). restart safari and voila.🙂

This link come out the read.me file from the extension mention in an other reply here

(used MacOS Sierra)

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Answer 2

dominic23

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Mar 10, 2014 10:45 AM in response to dchipilot

This may help.

Mail > Preferences > General > Default email reader:

Click inside the box and then "Select...".

Select your choice.

Best.

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Answer 3

dchipilot Author

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Mar 12, 2014 4:32 AM in response to dominic23

No, this will only allow me to choose a platform based email reader. (mail, outlook, etc)

What I would like to happen is when I click an email link, it uses gmail's web based email system.

This is easy to do with firefox and chrome, and used to be easy to do with Safari using Google Notifier, but that program has been discontinued.

I ready where there used to be a safari extention that would accomplish this, but I can't find it anymore either.

I don't want to stop using Safari, but if I can't send an email simply by clicking the link, I will have to. 😟

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Answer 4

andyBall_uk

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Mar 12, 2014 4:59 AM in response to dchipilot

https://code.google.com/p/mailto-chromeextension/

works when tested briefly here, although you need to be logged in to gmail first.

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Answer 5

Apr 24, 2014 5:43 PM in response to dchipilot

If you need it to work for Safari there's an extention called: mailto:

it works great you just install it and relaunch Safari

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Answer 6

Apr 29, 2014 1:22 AM in response to pietrociao

Thanks for the tip! That extension works like a charm! 🙂

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Answer 7

Nov 10, 2016 3:43 PM in response to dchipilot

The mailto extension for Safari no longer works. I just tried it on a MacBook Pro with macOS Sierra 10.12.1 and Safari 10.01.

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