How do I make mailto links open in Gmail? It always brings up Apple's Mail app, and I do NOT want to use it or to set it up.
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Mac: How to fix mailto links so they open in Gmail?
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If you mean you want a "mailto" link to open your browser to the Gmail website and create a new message to the linked recipient then this page, methods untested by me, might be of some help:
www.cloudwards.net
How to Make Gmail Your Default Email Client in 2024
Do you have to copy and paste every mailto link to Gmail? Make Gmail your default email client to save yourself the extra trouble.
Thanks! I did see that, but that involves setting up Mail and adding my account to it, which I don't want to do. Is there another way? ?If you mean you want a "mailto" link to open your browser to the Gmail website and create a new message to the linked recipient then this page, methods untested by me, might be of some help:
How to Make Gmail Your Default Email Client in 2024
Do you have to copy and paste every mailto link to Gmail? Make Gmail your default email client to save yourself the extra trouble.
Because…you can't get to the Mail preferences without setting up an account! One of the stupid things that hasn't been changed in macOS. They have an app called "System Preferences" but they don't even put your default browser or email preference selector in it.
To get to that setting you're going to have to add a Mail account. Do you have your iCloud account set up on there? Enabling "Mail" in for iCloud in System Preferences>Internet Accounts will do the trick. Once you've got the Gmail thing set up (and I still don't know if it works) I think you can disable the iCloud Mail and the default email app setting should stick…you'll find out for us.