How to specify a webmail service (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail) as your default email program in OS X
September 16th, 2007 by Ross McKillop |
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I recently stumbled across a fantastic little program that allows you to specify a webmail service (like Gmail, Yahoo mail, Hotmail etc) as your default email program. When you click on a mailto: link, instead of Mail opening, your specified webmail service will launch in your default browser, with the email address pre-filled in a “compose” window. This tutorial will guide you through installing and setting up Webmailer for OS X.
It’s also very much worth noting - the author of this software is very helpful. I had some non-default Firefox about:config ‘issues’ that stopped this software from working correctly in Firefox. He worked with me to identify the problem and everything works perfectly now. So - not only is the software free - it’s useful, and the author is helpful. Really - what more can you ask for?
- Start by downloading Webmailer. Open the .dmg file and double click the Webmailer.prefPane file.
- If Webmailer doesn’t open on its own (or you want to make changes in the future) it can be found in the Other section of your System Preferences.
- First, select Webmailer.app as your Default E-mail Application:.
- Then select the webmail service you want to use, and click the Choose button.
- A small green icon will appear next to your selected webmail service. Close out of Webmailer and click on any mailto: link (commonly found on websites etc). The webmail service you selected will launch a “compose” window in your default browser, with the email address pre-filled. That’s it!
- If the webmail service of your choice isn’t listed in the default selections, you can actually create your own by following the instructions found in the Webmailer readme file.









5 Responses to “How to specify a webmail service (Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail) as your default email program in OS X”
By Dean on Sep 18, 2007 | Reply
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By Dean on Sep 18, 2007 | Reply
good blog