Mailto links do not work on my mac

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After checking this question (Mailto links do nothing in Chrome but work in Firefox?), I have tried & determined:

  • I originally had this setting (Chrome Settings->Content Settings->Manage Handlers... (chrome://settings/handlers)) set for email and calendar links to use the associated Google Service I have an account for, assuming they will try to access the service through the Chrome browser.
  • I removed my existing handlers. Clicking the mailto link still does not work, and I am not able to add one manually through Chrome.
  • I do not see a relevant setting in Microsoft Outlook for Mac 15.33 to utilize.
  • I was not able to readily reset this behavior to investigate further, as going to Gmail does not reveal the handler icon again:

Set mailto in chrome

Mac 10.12.3

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4 Answers

Open Mac Mail and Preferences Dialog. Ensure you have Default email reader set to Mail.app (or whatever app you use for mail).

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In case you want to open mailto link with gmail app inside Google Chrome, but when you click on "mailto" link nothing happens, this is the solution worked for me.

Open "Mail" (the macOs app) , go to "Preferences" and be sure that "Default Email Reader" is "Google Chrome". Then follow this video that provide clear instructions on how to enable the Google Chrome side.

It's first time that i saw a Google Chrome setting so hidden and difficult.

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