How to make a Gmail email client by default in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari

All modern operating systems have a built-in default e-mail client. However, many users prefer to use Web-based e-mail service in the browser. In this article, we will explain how to optimize the process, the example of Gmail service.

If you usually use Gmail directly in the browser, you have probably found themselves in a situation where when you click on some postal address before you crop window of your mail client system. We must close this window to copy the email from the page and then move to Gmail in the browser tab and paste the copied address in the required field.

This problem occurs because all the links type mailto: it is associated with your credit default mail client that you do not use. Rectify the situation can be just a few minutes whether you are running on Windows or Mac.

Safari

Unfortunately, in the Safari browser developers have not provided opportunities to change the binding mailto: built-in tools. However, we will come to the aid of a small extension, which can be downloaded

Immediately after installing the extension you will see a page with its settings, where you should select the desired mail service. In this case, Gmail. After restarting the browser exactly the service will open after you click on any email address.

Chrome

In your browser, google Chrome Programmers have tried to make our lives easier and made changes handler option directly into the address bar. As soon as you go to your mailbox page, in the address bar of the browser will be a new icon in the form of two gray lozenges. Click on it and select the drop-down menu, select "Enable". This action tells the browser that when you click on an email address when opening another tab to create a new message.

Firefox

In this program we desired option is hidden in the settings page. From the main menu, select "Settings", and then go to "Applications". Here the list of "content type" look for the line mailto:. Open the drop-down list in front of and select it to "Use Gmail».

If you prefer to use Gmail it is in the browser, then you should definitely follow the steps above to stop annoyed about suddenly attack you a window of default e-mail program. The more so because it is quite easy to do.