
You have successfully set Gmail as your default email client. Step 7: It will ask permission to allow Gmail to open all email links. Step 6: Click on the diamond-shaped icon at the right hand of the address bar. Step 4: Select Sites can ask to handle protocols. Step 3: Scroll down and click on Additional Permissions. Step 1: Open Chrome and head to Settings > Security and privacy. Allow Gmail to Handle Email Protocol in Chrome Now Chrome Browser is set as your default email reader app. Step 4: In the Applications window, choose Google Chrome.app and tap Select. Step 3: Click the drop-down menu next to Default Email Reader. Step 1: Open the Mail app and click on Mail at the top left corner. It’s a two-step process wherein you first change the email handler to Chrome and then set Gmail as the email protocol handler, as shown below.

This allows you to open email addresses and links on Gmail directly in Chrome instead of the Mail app.

On your macOS devices, you change your default mail handler to Gmail in Chrome. Method 1- Change Default Email Handler (Mac)
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Below are some easy methods you can use to open email address links directly in Gmail Web on Chrome instead of Apple Mail or Microsoft Outlook on Windows and Mac, respectively. Thankfully, we do have some workarounds for this issue.

This can be a bummer for people who prefer using Gmail web for reading and sending emails. However, you might have noticed that whenever you click on an email address or mail:to link on your PC, it always opens in Apple Mail or Outlook.
