How do i set my default mail client on mac
To set your default mail client on a Mac, you can follow these steps:
Method 1: Using the "Default Mail Reader" preference
- Go to System Preferences > Internet Accounts.
- Select the email account you want to set as the default.
- Click on the "Account" button next to the email account.
- Click on the "Default Mail Reader" dropdown menu.
- Select the mail client you want to use as the default (e.g., Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, etc.).
Method 2: Using the "Get Info" window
- Right-click (or Control-click) on the mail client you want to set as the default (e.g., Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, etc.).
- Select "Get Info" from the context menu.
- In the "Get Info" window, click on the "Open with" dropdown menu.
- Select "Other" and then navigate to the mail client's application folder (e.g.,
/Applications/Apple Mail.app
). - Select the mail client's application and click "Open".
- Close the "Get Info" window.
Method 3: Using the Terminal
- Open the Terminal app on your Mac.
- Type the following command and press Enter:
defaults write com.apple.mail default-mail-reader /path/to/mail/client.app
- Replace
/path/to/mail/client.app
with the actual path to the mail client's application folder (e.g.,/Applications/Apple Mail.app
).
For example, if you want to set Apple Mail as the default mail client, you would type:
defaults write com.apple.mail default-mail-reader /Applications/Apple\ Mail.app
- Press Enter to execute the command.
After setting your default mail client, you should be able to open email links in your preferred mail client.