How to make Gmail the default mail app in Safari Note: You will need to be logged in to Gmail in your browser of choice to take advantage of these methods.
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could configure Gmail to play the role of the default mail client inside your browser of choice? In this video tutorial, I’ll show you how easy it is to configure Chrome, Safari, and even Firefox to use Gmail as the default mail client. Doing so forces the Mail app, which is set as the default mail client in OS X, to open without purpose. With this in mind, I always get frustrated when I inadvertently click a mailto link inside of a browser window. In fact, I don’t have any email accounts configured inside of the stock Mail app at all. I’ve never been a fan of the stock Mail app in OS X, so I generally find myself relying on Gmail inside of Chrome for all of my email needs.
