Change default Safari email client to Gmail












9















How do I change the default email client in Safari on the Mac to Gmail?
Mailto tags currently open in Eudora, but it's time to move to Gmail.










share|improve this question





























    9















    How do I change the default email client in Safari on the Mac to Gmail?
    Mailto tags currently open in Eudora, but it's time to move to Gmail.










    share|improve this question



























      9












      9








      9








      How do I change the default email client in Safari on the Mac to Gmail?
      Mailto tags currently open in Eudora, but it's time to move to Gmail.










      share|improve this question
















      How do I change the default email client in Safari on the Mac to Gmail?
      Mailto tags currently open in Eudora, but it's time to move to Gmail.







      macos mac email gmail safari






      share|improve this question















      share|improve this question













      share|improve this question




      share|improve this question








      edited Jul 23 '11 at 3:28









      studiohack

      11.3k1880114




      11.3k1880114










      asked Aug 10 '09 at 18:50









      WireGuyWireGuy

      1,57311318




      1,57311318






















          6 Answers
          6






          active

          oldest

          votes


















          11














          Update (2016): find up-to-date advice in this question on Ask Different: How can I use Gmail as the default mail client app in Mac OS X?



          The remainder of this answer (written in 2009) is obsolete, as Google Notifier for Mac is no longer supported.





          Here's one way:




          1. Install Google Notifier for Mac

          2. Open Mail.app, go to Preferences -> General, and set "Default email reader" to Google Notifier.app. (Yes, you need to set this in Mail even if you don't want to use Mail...)


          alt text



          Works great for me. And in general I can vouch for Google Notifier too. It's a nice little app that adds an icon (like this: alt text) in the menu bar and notifies you (if configured to do so) about new mail in your Gmail box.






          share|improve this answer


























          • This notifier is really annoying. Can I make it alter safari but not constantly throw up overlays about new mail?

            – Nick Retallack
            Sep 12 '09 at 20:42











          • @Nick, easy; open its Preferences (from the menu bar icon) and uncheck "Display new message pop-up" (or "Enable Gmail notification" altogeter). Mailto links still go to Gmail.

            – Jonik
            Sep 12 '09 at 21:10



















          3














          GmailTo




          Gmailto No. 2 is a little app that
          allows you to set Gmail as your
          default email client in Mail.app, so
          that any email link you click opens a
          new email in Gmail’s web-based
          interface.



          Download it, put it wherever you like
          and then open Apple Mail’s General
          Preferences. Select Gmailto (2) from
          the list like this and you’re all
          done:



          alt text



          As you can see from the screenshot,
          two Gmail notification utilities —
          GmailStatus and GmailNotifier — allow
          you to do the same thing, but if you
          don’t want to use either of them, this
          little app will get the job done.




          Edit: Apparently this app was created in 2004. I found a Greasemonkey alternative.



          But I also found a mirror!






          share|improve this answer


























          • Gmailto seems like the thing, but the link to the download file doesn't work. Do you have a direct link?

            – WireGuy
            Aug 10 '09 at 18:59











          • You ask, I serve

            – Ivo Flipse
            Aug 10 '09 at 19:30



















          2














          There is also a Safari extension (and Chrome extension) called mailto: which also offers the same functionality.




          • Chrome: http://code.google.com/p/mailto-chromeextension/

          • Safari: https://extensions.apple.com under Email (or direct install)


          Unlike some of the other solutions posted here this still works as of 2013.






          share|improve this answer


























          • For Safari at least, the "mailto" extension stopped working with the release of Safari 12 when Apple blocked legacy extensions.

            – fpotter
            Feb 8 at 21:12



















          1














          I used Webmailer years ago, when I was on Tiger. I’m not sure if it works with Leopard, but back then it worked pretty well. You could use it to set pretty much any webmail as the default mailto client, not just Gmail.






          share|improve this answer































            1














            If you simply want to use GMail within your default browser in the regular fashion, the other answers you've already gotten are the way to go. If you'd like to run GMail in its own application wrapper (with some nice extra OS integration features), though, I'm glad to suggest Mailplane. It's awesome. You can then set it as the default mail client like any other email app.






            share|improve this answer































              1














              In 2019, you can use Open In Webmail to make Gmail open whenever you click a mailto: link in Safari.



              In years past, Google Notifier did this (now cancelled), the mailto extension worked (stopped working with Safari 12), there was GmailTo (site and mirror are dead), and Webmailer (no release since 2012).



              To use Open In Webmail




              1. Install from the App Store.



              2. Set Open In Webmail as your default mail app in Apple Mail's Preferences.



                Open Mail. From the Mail menu, select Preferences. Choose Open In Webmail as the default email reader.



                If Mail asks you to sign-in to an account and won't let you get to Preferences, follow this guide to get past it.



                mail.app preferences




              3. Launch Open In Webmail and select your webmail service.



                screenshot



              4. Test using sample mailto links from here.



              The above works for Yahoo, Outlook, Fastmail, and other services, too.



              For Chrome or Firefox, see this answer for a way to do this without installing any extra apps (though the above works for those browsers, too).



              Disclosure: Open In Webmail is my app. I wrote it when the mailto extension stopped working.






              share|improve this answer























                Your Answer








                StackExchange.ready(function() {
                var channelOptions = {
                tags: "".split(" "),
                id: "3"
                };
                initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

                StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
                // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
                if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
                StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
                createEditor();
                });
                }
                else {
                createEditor();
                }
                });

                function createEditor() {
                StackExchange.prepareEditor({
                heartbeatType: 'answer',
                autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
                convertImagesToLinks: true,
                noModals: true,
                showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
                reputationToPostImages: 10,
                bindNavPrevention: true,
                postfix: "",
                imageUploader: {
                brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
                contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
                allowUrls: true
                },
                onDemand: true,
                discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
                ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
                });


                }
                });














                draft saved

                draft discarded


















                StackExchange.ready(
                function () {
                StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f20770%2fchange-default-safari-email-client-to-gmail%23new-answer', 'question_page');
                }
                );

                Post as a guest















                Required, but never shown

























                6 Answers
                6






                active

                oldest

                votes








                6 Answers
                6






                active

                oldest

                votes









                active

                oldest

                votes






                active

                oldest

                votes









                11














                Update (2016): find up-to-date advice in this question on Ask Different: How can I use Gmail as the default mail client app in Mac OS X?



                The remainder of this answer (written in 2009) is obsolete, as Google Notifier for Mac is no longer supported.





                Here's one way:




                1. Install Google Notifier for Mac

                2. Open Mail.app, go to Preferences -> General, and set "Default email reader" to Google Notifier.app. (Yes, you need to set this in Mail even if you don't want to use Mail...)


                alt text



                Works great for me. And in general I can vouch for Google Notifier too. It's a nice little app that adds an icon (like this: alt text) in the menu bar and notifies you (if configured to do so) about new mail in your Gmail box.






                share|improve this answer


























                • This notifier is really annoying. Can I make it alter safari but not constantly throw up overlays about new mail?

                  – Nick Retallack
                  Sep 12 '09 at 20:42











                • @Nick, easy; open its Preferences (from the menu bar icon) and uncheck "Display new message pop-up" (or "Enable Gmail notification" altogeter). Mailto links still go to Gmail.

                  – Jonik
                  Sep 12 '09 at 21:10
















                11














                Update (2016): find up-to-date advice in this question on Ask Different: How can I use Gmail as the default mail client app in Mac OS X?



                The remainder of this answer (written in 2009) is obsolete, as Google Notifier for Mac is no longer supported.





                Here's one way:




                1. Install Google Notifier for Mac

                2. Open Mail.app, go to Preferences -> General, and set "Default email reader" to Google Notifier.app. (Yes, you need to set this in Mail even if you don't want to use Mail...)


                alt text



                Works great for me. And in general I can vouch for Google Notifier too. It's a nice little app that adds an icon (like this: alt text) in the menu bar and notifies you (if configured to do so) about new mail in your Gmail box.






                share|improve this answer


























                • This notifier is really annoying. Can I make it alter safari but not constantly throw up overlays about new mail?

                  – Nick Retallack
                  Sep 12 '09 at 20:42











                • @Nick, easy; open its Preferences (from the menu bar icon) and uncheck "Display new message pop-up" (or "Enable Gmail notification" altogeter). Mailto links still go to Gmail.

                  – Jonik
                  Sep 12 '09 at 21:10














                11












                11








                11







                Update (2016): find up-to-date advice in this question on Ask Different: How can I use Gmail as the default mail client app in Mac OS X?



                The remainder of this answer (written in 2009) is obsolete, as Google Notifier for Mac is no longer supported.





                Here's one way:




                1. Install Google Notifier for Mac

                2. Open Mail.app, go to Preferences -> General, and set "Default email reader" to Google Notifier.app. (Yes, you need to set this in Mail even if you don't want to use Mail...)


                alt text



                Works great for me. And in general I can vouch for Google Notifier too. It's a nice little app that adds an icon (like this: alt text) in the menu bar and notifies you (if configured to do so) about new mail in your Gmail box.






                share|improve this answer















                Update (2016): find up-to-date advice in this question on Ask Different: How can I use Gmail as the default mail client app in Mac OS X?



                The remainder of this answer (written in 2009) is obsolete, as Google Notifier for Mac is no longer supported.





                Here's one way:




                1. Install Google Notifier for Mac

                2. Open Mail.app, go to Preferences -> General, and set "Default email reader" to Google Notifier.app. (Yes, you need to set this in Mail even if you don't want to use Mail...)


                alt text



                Works great for me. And in general I can vouch for Google Notifier too. It's a nice little app that adds an icon (like this: alt text) in the menu bar and notifies you (if configured to do so) about new mail in your Gmail box.







                share|improve this answer














                share|improve this answer



                share|improve this answer








                edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:45









                Community

                1




                1










                answered Aug 10 '09 at 20:07









                JonikJonik

                4,087103954




                4,087103954













                • This notifier is really annoying. Can I make it alter safari but not constantly throw up overlays about new mail?

                  – Nick Retallack
                  Sep 12 '09 at 20:42











                • @Nick, easy; open its Preferences (from the menu bar icon) and uncheck "Display new message pop-up" (or "Enable Gmail notification" altogeter). Mailto links still go to Gmail.

                  – Jonik
                  Sep 12 '09 at 21:10



















                • This notifier is really annoying. Can I make it alter safari but not constantly throw up overlays about new mail?

                  – Nick Retallack
                  Sep 12 '09 at 20:42











                • @Nick, easy; open its Preferences (from the menu bar icon) and uncheck "Display new message pop-up" (or "Enable Gmail notification" altogeter). Mailto links still go to Gmail.

                  – Jonik
                  Sep 12 '09 at 21:10

















                This notifier is really annoying. Can I make it alter safari but not constantly throw up overlays about new mail?

                – Nick Retallack
                Sep 12 '09 at 20:42





                This notifier is really annoying. Can I make it alter safari but not constantly throw up overlays about new mail?

                – Nick Retallack
                Sep 12 '09 at 20:42













                @Nick, easy; open its Preferences (from the menu bar icon) and uncheck "Display new message pop-up" (or "Enable Gmail notification" altogeter). Mailto links still go to Gmail.

                – Jonik
                Sep 12 '09 at 21:10





                @Nick, easy; open its Preferences (from the menu bar icon) and uncheck "Display new message pop-up" (or "Enable Gmail notification" altogeter). Mailto links still go to Gmail.

                – Jonik
                Sep 12 '09 at 21:10













                3














                GmailTo




                Gmailto No. 2 is a little app that
                allows you to set Gmail as your
                default email client in Mail.app, so
                that any email link you click opens a
                new email in Gmail’s web-based
                interface.



                Download it, put it wherever you like
                and then open Apple Mail’s General
                Preferences. Select Gmailto (2) from
                the list like this and you’re all
                done:



                alt text



                As you can see from the screenshot,
                two Gmail notification utilities —
                GmailStatus and GmailNotifier — allow
                you to do the same thing, but if you
                don’t want to use either of them, this
                little app will get the job done.




                Edit: Apparently this app was created in 2004. I found a Greasemonkey alternative.



                But I also found a mirror!






                share|improve this answer


























                • Gmailto seems like the thing, but the link to the download file doesn't work. Do you have a direct link?

                  – WireGuy
                  Aug 10 '09 at 18:59











                • You ask, I serve

                  – Ivo Flipse
                  Aug 10 '09 at 19:30
















                3














                GmailTo




                Gmailto No. 2 is a little app that
                allows you to set Gmail as your
                default email client in Mail.app, so
                that any email link you click opens a
                new email in Gmail’s web-based
                interface.



                Download it, put it wherever you like
                and then open Apple Mail’s General
                Preferences. Select Gmailto (2) from
                the list like this and you’re all
                done:



                alt text



                As you can see from the screenshot,
                two Gmail notification utilities —
                GmailStatus and GmailNotifier — allow
                you to do the same thing, but if you
                don’t want to use either of them, this
                little app will get the job done.




                Edit: Apparently this app was created in 2004. I found a Greasemonkey alternative.



                But I also found a mirror!






                share|improve this answer


























                • Gmailto seems like the thing, but the link to the download file doesn't work. Do you have a direct link?

                  – WireGuy
                  Aug 10 '09 at 18:59











                • You ask, I serve

                  – Ivo Flipse
                  Aug 10 '09 at 19:30














                3












                3








                3







                GmailTo




                Gmailto No. 2 is a little app that
                allows you to set Gmail as your
                default email client in Mail.app, so
                that any email link you click opens a
                new email in Gmail’s web-based
                interface.



                Download it, put it wherever you like
                and then open Apple Mail’s General
                Preferences. Select Gmailto (2) from
                the list like this and you’re all
                done:



                alt text



                As you can see from the screenshot,
                two Gmail notification utilities —
                GmailStatus and GmailNotifier — allow
                you to do the same thing, but if you
                don’t want to use either of them, this
                little app will get the job done.




                Edit: Apparently this app was created in 2004. I found a Greasemonkey alternative.



                But I also found a mirror!






                share|improve this answer















                GmailTo




                Gmailto No. 2 is a little app that
                allows you to set Gmail as your
                default email client in Mail.app, so
                that any email link you click opens a
                new email in Gmail’s web-based
                interface.



                Download it, put it wherever you like
                and then open Apple Mail’s General
                Preferences. Select Gmailto (2) from
                the list like this and you’re all
                done:



                alt text



                As you can see from the screenshot,
                two Gmail notification utilities —
                GmailStatus and GmailNotifier — allow
                you to do the same thing, but if you
                don’t want to use either of them, this
                little app will get the job done.




                Edit: Apparently this app was created in 2004. I found a Greasemonkey alternative.



                But I also found a mirror!







                share|improve this answer














                share|improve this answer



                share|improve this answer








                edited Aug 29 '11 at 4:08









                3498DB

                15.8k114762




                15.8k114762










                answered Aug 10 '09 at 18:54









                Ivo FlipseIvo Flipse

                21.8k2795145




                21.8k2795145













                • Gmailto seems like the thing, but the link to the download file doesn't work. Do you have a direct link?

                  – WireGuy
                  Aug 10 '09 at 18:59











                • You ask, I serve

                  – Ivo Flipse
                  Aug 10 '09 at 19:30



















                • Gmailto seems like the thing, but the link to the download file doesn't work. Do you have a direct link?

                  – WireGuy
                  Aug 10 '09 at 18:59











                • You ask, I serve

                  – Ivo Flipse
                  Aug 10 '09 at 19:30

















                Gmailto seems like the thing, but the link to the download file doesn't work. Do you have a direct link?

                – WireGuy
                Aug 10 '09 at 18:59





                Gmailto seems like the thing, but the link to the download file doesn't work. Do you have a direct link?

                – WireGuy
                Aug 10 '09 at 18:59













                You ask, I serve

                – Ivo Flipse
                Aug 10 '09 at 19:30





                You ask, I serve

                – Ivo Flipse
                Aug 10 '09 at 19:30











                2














                There is also a Safari extension (and Chrome extension) called mailto: which also offers the same functionality.




                • Chrome: http://code.google.com/p/mailto-chromeextension/

                • Safari: https://extensions.apple.com under Email (or direct install)


                Unlike some of the other solutions posted here this still works as of 2013.






                share|improve this answer


























                • For Safari at least, the "mailto" extension stopped working with the release of Safari 12 when Apple blocked legacy extensions.

                  – fpotter
                  Feb 8 at 21:12
















                2














                There is also a Safari extension (and Chrome extension) called mailto: which also offers the same functionality.




                • Chrome: http://code.google.com/p/mailto-chromeextension/

                • Safari: https://extensions.apple.com under Email (or direct install)


                Unlike some of the other solutions posted here this still works as of 2013.






                share|improve this answer


























                • For Safari at least, the "mailto" extension stopped working with the release of Safari 12 when Apple blocked legacy extensions.

                  – fpotter
                  Feb 8 at 21:12














                2












                2








                2







                There is also a Safari extension (and Chrome extension) called mailto: which also offers the same functionality.




                • Chrome: http://code.google.com/p/mailto-chromeextension/

                • Safari: https://extensions.apple.com under Email (or direct install)


                Unlike some of the other solutions posted here this still works as of 2013.






                share|improve this answer















                There is also a Safari extension (and Chrome extension) called mailto: which also offers the same functionality.




                • Chrome: http://code.google.com/p/mailto-chromeextension/

                • Safari: https://extensions.apple.com under Email (or direct install)


                Unlike some of the other solutions posted here this still works as of 2013.







                share|improve this answer














                share|improve this answer



                share|improve this answer








                edited Feb 3 '13 at 4:40









                duozmo

                29939




                29939










                answered Jun 21 '12 at 3:30









                jeffmcneilljeffmcneill

                247310




                247310













                • For Safari at least, the "mailto" extension stopped working with the release of Safari 12 when Apple blocked legacy extensions.

                  – fpotter
                  Feb 8 at 21:12



















                • For Safari at least, the "mailto" extension stopped working with the release of Safari 12 when Apple blocked legacy extensions.

                  – fpotter
                  Feb 8 at 21:12

















                For Safari at least, the "mailto" extension stopped working with the release of Safari 12 when Apple blocked legacy extensions.

                – fpotter
                Feb 8 at 21:12





                For Safari at least, the "mailto" extension stopped working with the release of Safari 12 when Apple blocked legacy extensions.

                – fpotter
                Feb 8 at 21:12











                1














                I used Webmailer years ago, when I was on Tiger. I’m not sure if it works with Leopard, but back then it worked pretty well. You could use it to set pretty much any webmail as the default mailto client, not just Gmail.






                share|improve this answer




























                  1














                  I used Webmailer years ago, when I was on Tiger. I’m not sure if it works with Leopard, but back then it worked pretty well. You could use it to set pretty much any webmail as the default mailto client, not just Gmail.






                  share|improve this answer


























                    1












                    1








                    1







                    I used Webmailer years ago, when I was on Tiger. I’m not sure if it works with Leopard, but back then it worked pretty well. You could use it to set pretty much any webmail as the default mailto client, not just Gmail.






                    share|improve this answer













                    I used Webmailer years ago, when I was on Tiger. I’m not sure if it works with Leopard, but back then it worked pretty well. You could use it to set pretty much any webmail as the default mailto client, not just Gmail.







                    share|improve this answer












                    share|improve this answer



                    share|improve this answer










                    answered Aug 10 '09 at 19:54









                    Guillermo EstevesGuillermo Esteves

                    1,6961011




                    1,6961011























                        1














                        If you simply want to use GMail within your default browser in the regular fashion, the other answers you've already gotten are the way to go. If you'd like to run GMail in its own application wrapper (with some nice extra OS integration features), though, I'm glad to suggest Mailplane. It's awesome. You can then set it as the default mail client like any other email app.






                        share|improve this answer




























                          1














                          If you simply want to use GMail within your default browser in the regular fashion, the other answers you've already gotten are the way to go. If you'd like to run GMail in its own application wrapper (with some nice extra OS integration features), though, I'm glad to suggest Mailplane. It's awesome. You can then set it as the default mail client like any other email app.






                          share|improve this answer


























                            1












                            1








                            1







                            If you simply want to use GMail within your default browser in the regular fashion, the other answers you've already gotten are the way to go. If you'd like to run GMail in its own application wrapper (with some nice extra OS integration features), though, I'm glad to suggest Mailplane. It's awesome. You can then set it as the default mail client like any other email app.






                            share|improve this answer













                            If you simply want to use GMail within your default browser in the regular fashion, the other answers you've already gotten are the way to go. If you'd like to run GMail in its own application wrapper (with some nice extra OS integration features), though, I'm glad to suggest Mailplane. It's awesome. You can then set it as the default mail client like any other email app.







                            share|improve this answer












                            share|improve this answer



                            share|improve this answer










                            answered Aug 19 '09 at 14:01









                            hasseghasseg

                            6961613




                            6961613























                                1














                                In 2019, you can use Open In Webmail to make Gmail open whenever you click a mailto: link in Safari.



                                In years past, Google Notifier did this (now cancelled), the mailto extension worked (stopped working with Safari 12), there was GmailTo (site and mirror are dead), and Webmailer (no release since 2012).



                                To use Open In Webmail




                                1. Install from the App Store.



                                2. Set Open In Webmail as your default mail app in Apple Mail's Preferences.



                                  Open Mail. From the Mail menu, select Preferences. Choose Open In Webmail as the default email reader.



                                  If Mail asks you to sign-in to an account and won't let you get to Preferences, follow this guide to get past it.



                                  mail.app preferences




                                3. Launch Open In Webmail and select your webmail service.



                                  screenshot



                                4. Test using sample mailto links from here.



                                The above works for Yahoo, Outlook, Fastmail, and other services, too.



                                For Chrome or Firefox, see this answer for a way to do this without installing any extra apps (though the above works for those browsers, too).



                                Disclosure: Open In Webmail is my app. I wrote it when the mailto extension stopped working.






                                share|improve this answer




























                                  1














                                  In 2019, you can use Open In Webmail to make Gmail open whenever you click a mailto: link in Safari.



                                  In years past, Google Notifier did this (now cancelled), the mailto extension worked (stopped working with Safari 12), there was GmailTo (site and mirror are dead), and Webmailer (no release since 2012).



                                  To use Open In Webmail




                                  1. Install from the App Store.



                                  2. Set Open In Webmail as your default mail app in Apple Mail's Preferences.



                                    Open Mail. From the Mail menu, select Preferences. Choose Open In Webmail as the default email reader.



                                    If Mail asks you to sign-in to an account and won't let you get to Preferences, follow this guide to get past it.



                                    mail.app preferences




                                  3. Launch Open In Webmail and select your webmail service.



                                    screenshot



                                  4. Test using sample mailto links from here.



                                  The above works for Yahoo, Outlook, Fastmail, and other services, too.



                                  For Chrome or Firefox, see this answer for a way to do this without installing any extra apps (though the above works for those browsers, too).



                                  Disclosure: Open In Webmail is my app. I wrote it when the mailto extension stopped working.






                                  share|improve this answer


























                                    1












                                    1








                                    1







                                    In 2019, you can use Open In Webmail to make Gmail open whenever you click a mailto: link in Safari.



                                    In years past, Google Notifier did this (now cancelled), the mailto extension worked (stopped working with Safari 12), there was GmailTo (site and mirror are dead), and Webmailer (no release since 2012).



                                    To use Open In Webmail




                                    1. Install from the App Store.



                                    2. Set Open In Webmail as your default mail app in Apple Mail's Preferences.



                                      Open Mail. From the Mail menu, select Preferences. Choose Open In Webmail as the default email reader.



                                      If Mail asks you to sign-in to an account and won't let you get to Preferences, follow this guide to get past it.



                                      mail.app preferences




                                    3. Launch Open In Webmail and select your webmail service.



                                      screenshot



                                    4. Test using sample mailto links from here.



                                    The above works for Yahoo, Outlook, Fastmail, and other services, too.



                                    For Chrome or Firefox, see this answer for a way to do this without installing any extra apps (though the above works for those browsers, too).



                                    Disclosure: Open In Webmail is my app. I wrote it when the mailto extension stopped working.






                                    share|improve this answer













                                    In 2019, you can use Open In Webmail to make Gmail open whenever you click a mailto: link in Safari.



                                    In years past, Google Notifier did this (now cancelled), the mailto extension worked (stopped working with Safari 12), there was GmailTo (site and mirror are dead), and Webmailer (no release since 2012).



                                    To use Open In Webmail




                                    1. Install from the App Store.



                                    2. Set Open In Webmail as your default mail app in Apple Mail's Preferences.



                                      Open Mail. From the Mail menu, select Preferences. Choose Open In Webmail as the default email reader.



                                      If Mail asks you to sign-in to an account and won't let you get to Preferences, follow this guide to get past it.



                                      mail.app preferences




                                    3. Launch Open In Webmail and select your webmail service.



                                      screenshot



                                    4. Test using sample mailto links from here.



                                    The above works for Yahoo, Outlook, Fastmail, and other services, too.



                                    For Chrome or Firefox, see this answer for a way to do this without installing any extra apps (though the above works for those browsers, too).



                                    Disclosure: Open In Webmail is my app. I wrote it when the mailto extension stopped working.







                                    share|improve this answer












                                    share|improve this answer



                                    share|improve this answer










                                    answered Feb 8 at 22:19









                                    fpotterfpotter

                                    1111




                                    1111






























                                        draft saved

                                        draft discarded




















































                                        Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!


                                        • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

                                        But avoid



                                        • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

                                        • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


                                        To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.




                                        draft saved


                                        draft discarded














                                        StackExchange.ready(
                                        function () {
                                        StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f20770%2fchange-default-safari-email-client-to-gmail%23new-answer', 'question_page');
                                        }
                                        );

                                        Post as a guest















                                        Required, but never shown





















































                                        Required, but never shown














                                        Required, but never shown












                                        Required, but never shown







                                        Required, but never shown

































                                        Required, but never shown














                                        Required, but never shown












                                        Required, but never shown







                                        Required, but never shown







                                        Popular posts from this blog

                                        Probability when a professor distributes a quiz and homework assignment to a class of n students.

                                        Aardman Animations

                                        Are they similar matrix