Mailto: Set Default Email to Gmail by cloudHQ

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Set Gmail as default email application when clicking on an email address on the internet

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Mailto: Set Default Email to Gmail by cloudHQ

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Have you ever clicked on a website's "contact us" email link, only to find out that nothing happens when you click on it?

Or maybe it opens an email client like iCloud email on your Apple MacOs device, or Microsoft Outlook on your Windows device?

It's an annoyance that doesn't need to happen at all. With this extension, you'll be able to set Gmail (or your G Suite account) as your default email client anytime you click on an email address that you find online.

This extension is great for:

✅ Large organizations that use Google Workspace to ensure that all your employees compose emails from their work emails and not accidentally sent from employees' private email accounts (ie. iCloud, Outloook.com, or other Gmail email).

✅ Gmail users who just don't like using other email clients other than their Gmail email client.

✅ Gmail users who are left wondering why clicking on an email link just never works at all.

Save time from having to copy and paste email addresses from the web into your Gmail compose window with Mailto: Set Default Email to Gmail by cloudHQ

cloudHQ. Helping your productivity, 1 click at a time.

cloudHQ website: https://www.cloudhq.net/
App website: https://www.gmail-mailto.com
Pricing: https://www.gmail-mailto.com/pricing
Support page: https://support.cloudhq.net/category/browser-extensions/gmail-mailto/
Blog: https://blog.cloudhq.net
Demo: https://www.cloudhq.net/demo

Google Workspace, Google Sheets, Google Drive, Google Alerts and Gmail are trademarks of Google LLC. Use of this trademark is subject to Google Permissions.

Latest reviews

Bart 2025-02-23: Injects stuff on the Gmail page for no reason whatsoever.
Ian Worthington 2024-11-18: With all the changes to the chromium world, many of the mailto extensions have stopped working. However, the cloudHQ app works. It does so by opening a tab of gmail, then opening a compose window within gmail. I don't like that it opens the entirety of gmail. But right now, this is the only extension I can find that will process a mailto link.
Jerry Hall 2024-06-06: I wish these reviews would have come up in google searches, it would have saved me an hour! I use Arc Browser, and after installing gmail-Mailto by CloudHQ, viola, when clicking mailto: links my pinned gmail tab pops up, opens an email for compose, and I'm good to go. Excellent! Thank you!
Alex 2023-11-28: Having it open Gmail in a new tab is only working for me if I already have gmail open. The first time I click an email link it opens Gmail in a new tab. If I click it again, it composes a new email and fills in the email. I have gone into the extension settings and set a preferred email etc. If I set it to open the link in a new window, it works.
Peter Molnar 2023-10-25: Fantastic, exactly what I needed!
Peter Molnar 2023-10-25: Fantastic, exactly what I needed!
Raphaël Kolm 2023-09-02: Works well. However in the Chrome Developer Console it prints out the following message so that disturbs my development experience on my own apps quite a bit: [Deprecation] Listener added for a synchronous 'DOMNodeInserted' DOM Mutation Event. This event type is deprecated (https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#legacy-event-types) and work is underway to remove it from this browser. Usage of this event listener will cause performance issues today, and represents a risk of future incompatibility. Consider using MutationObserver instead. The incriminated file is main_gmail_mailto_impl.js:168
Raphaël Kolm 2023-09-02: Works well. However in the Chrome Developer Console it prints out the following message so that disturbs my development experience on my own apps quite a bit: [Deprecation] Listener added for a synchronous 'DOMNodeInserted' DOM Mutation Event. This event type is deprecated (https://w3c.github.io/uievents/#legacy-event-types) and work is underway to remove it from this browser. Usage of this event listener will cause performance issues today, and represents a risk of future incompatibility. Consider using MutationObserver instead. The incriminated file is main_gmail_mailto_impl.js:168
Jeannine Earp 2023-03-30: Solid extension that allows users to easily set their Gmail as the default email client for all mailto links, making it a pretty good tool for anyone looking to streamline their email communication and improve their Gmail experience. 5 stars.
Peter Greer 2023-03-24: Good extension that simplifies the process of sending emails by automatically setting Gmail as the default email client for all mailto: links. 5/5 for me.
Virgil Patterson 2023-03-18: Handy extension that automatically sets Gmail as the default email client, making it an excellent option for me who prefers Gmail over other email services and want to streamline their email workflow.
Anthony Thompson 2023-03-05: Honestly this is a must-have extension for anyone who uses Gmail as their primary email service. It seamlessly integrates with your browser and ensures that any email links you click on will automatically open in Gmail, making the email process smoother and more efficient.
Simon Yoda 2023-02-26: I think this is a very useful extension for Chrome that allows you to set Gmail as your default email client for all email links on the web. For me this extension made my Gmail my default email app, ensuring that I never missed an email again.
Simon Yoda 2023-02-26: I think this is a very useful extension for Chrome that allows you to set Gmail as your default email client for all email links on the web. For me this extension made my Gmail my default email app, ensuring that I never missed an email again.
Jeff Lackey 2021-10-24: It worked fine, but it caused the compose function in Gmail to be EXTREMELY slow, so I will have to disable and remove it. I tested by disabling and enabling and it was definitely this extension.
Jeff Lackey 2021-10-24: It worked fine, but it caused the compose function in Gmail to be EXTREMELY slow, so I will have to disable and remove it. I tested by disabling and enabling and it was definitely this extension.
n ascentt 2021-02-05: doesn't work for me. and refreshed all my tabs right after install without warning me
n ascentt 2021-02-05: doesn't work for me. and refreshed all my tabs right after install without warning me
Ste 2020-09-28: Great app but it disturbs the icon it creates on gmail
Ste 2020-09-28: Great app but it disturbs the icon it creates on gmail
David Wolf 2020-08-14: Wish I could give this extension ten stars!!! Ever since I switched my office to g-suite over two years ago I've had a problem with email links - they open my personal gmail account instead of my g-suite email account. So I would have to copy the email address from email links, open an email in g-suite, paste the email address, etc. Now I don't have to do that anymore!!!
David Wolf 2020-08-14: Wish I could give this extension ten stars!!! Ever since I switched my office to g-suite over two years ago I've had a problem with email links - they open my personal gmail account instead of my g-suite email account. So I would have to copy the email address from email links, open an email in g-suite, paste the email address, etc. Now I don't have to do that anymore!!!
Ty Brown 2020-07-09: I was hoping that this extension would open mailto links in gmail. It does not. I uninstalled Windows Mail to see if that would help but now it just opens a new blank tab in chrome.
Ty Brown 2020-07-09: I was hoping that this extension would open mailto links in gmail. It does not. I uninstalled Windows Mail to see if that would help but now it just opens a new blank tab in chrome.
Lewis Ashley 2020-01-13: Been looking for a way to fix this for years and this extension does it perfectly! Highly recommend.
Kiana Dewey 2020-01-10: Little tool that packs a big punch! Nice having an uniterrupted workflow with my Gmail. Ty!!!!
Kiana Dewey 2020-01-10: Little tool that packs a big punch! Nice having an uniterrupted workflow with my Gmail. Ty!!!!
Teddy Moscovitz 2020-01-09: Blown away at how nice it is to not have that stupid iMail popup. Love this!
Rena K 2020-01-09: very good
Kali Dermetsch 2020-01-03: das ist ein gutes
j tracy 2020-01-02: This works spectacularly! It's great being able to have one more way to control pop-ups on your computer.
Dane Ovfsky 2019-12-31: Very handy.
Dane Ovfsky 2019-12-31: Very handy.
Akoni Oz 2019-12-19: Having so many times exited Mac's stupid mail client...I love this. I love not having to watch the beach ball of death roll around and decide if it's going to close the window or not. 5 stars.
Akoni Oz 2019-12-19: Having so many times exited Mac's stupid mail client...I love this. I love not having to watch the beach ball of death roll around and decide if it's going to close the window or not. 5 stars.
Drea Johnson 2019-12-18: I've tried a ton of your other tools, but this is by far the coolest. Loved beta testing it, it works PERFECTLY>
Drea Johnson 2019-12-18: I've tried a ton of your other tools, but this is by far the coolest. Loved beta testing it, it works PERFECTLY>
Annie Weir 2019-12-17: Wow...this is life-changing.
Annie Weir 2019-12-17: Wow...this is life-changing.

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