Mailto: for Gmail™

Name: Mailto: for Gmail™
Rating: 3.79656862745098 (408 reviews)
Author: Chris

Makes mailto: links open a Gmail™ compose window. Nothing more, nothing less.

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Mailto: for Gmail™ is a lightweight Chrome extension designed to make mailto: links open directly in your Gmail compose window, streamlining your email workflow. It supports standard email fields such as to, cc, subject, body, and optionally bcc, ensuring compatibility with the RFC2368 mailto scheme standard.

This extension works seamlessly with Google Apps accounts and can handle javascript-inserted mailto links without modifying the email address itself, allowing you to preview link targets easily. It respects user privacy by not accessing your mail account or transmitting any personal information. Ideal for users looking for straightforward and secure mailto link handling in Gmail.

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By:

Chris

Users:

100,000

Rating:

3.80

(408)

Version:

3.0 Last updated: 2024-08-08

Creation date:

2017-11-11

Risk:

Permissions:

offscreen
scripting
storage

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size:

23.52KB

Email:

co*****@ilikesleeping.co.uk

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Chrome Web Store

Updated:

15 hours ago

Ranking

# 1,712 ▲ 72

Other rankings

#584 in Functionality & UI

#24 in gmail keyword 60 ▼ 7

#26 in mail keyword 35 ▼ 1

#38 in email keyword 49 ▲

#54 in policy keyword 18 ▼ 1

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User reviews

Users appreciate that Mailto: for Gmail™ lets mailto links open directly in Gmail, offering a simple and effective way to avoid default mail clients. It generally works well on Chrome and Chromium-based browsers like Brave and Vivaldi on Windows 10. However, issues include intermittent failures, needed manual configuration, problems with local file links, and minor bugs like persistent menu icons. Overall, it is valued for its core functionality but has occasional reliability and usability drawbacks.

Pros

Enables mailto links to open in Gmail instead of default mail clients like Apple Mail or Windows Mail app.
Simple to use and effective once set up properly.
Works well on Chrome and compatible browsers like Brave and Vivaldi, especially on Windows 10.
Allows opening compose windows in new tabs or windows as desired.
Helps avoid native mail apps opening, which users find annoying.

Cons

Some users report that the extension stops working after browser updates or over time.
Issues with handling mailto links in local files or certain environments.
Requires restarting the browser and sometimes manual default app/protocol settings adjustments for proper functioning.
Some confusion or frustration with settings or options required, e.g., Workspace Domain for Google Workspace users.
Bug with persistent menu bar icon that doesn't uninstall properly reported.

Recent reviews

Spent about an hour trying to research ways to fix my browser to open a compose email tab properly upon clicking a mail to link. I wanted to do this by just adjusting gmail or chrome settings, but the handler once I found it didn't have anything I could actually adjust. Ridiculous that two products from the same company don't integrate better. It was google workspace so maybe that's why. Anyway, I finally found a suggestion to try this extension, and now five minutes later I have the functionality I was looking for. Yay!

Pe*****, 2025-01-12

enfin un simple mail to simple pour gmail ou il ne faut pas rentrer de compte ou autre truc invasif !

Zo*****, 2025-01-06

it also does something to your "home" or "new" tab each time you open a new tab it does soething. >:(

ma*****, 2024-05-23

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Risk impact

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Mailto: for Gmail™ requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

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Mailto: for Gmail™ is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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