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

  1. Go to System Preferences > Internet Accounts.
  2. Select the email account you want to set as the default.
  3. Click on the "Account" button next to the email account.
  4. Click on the "Default Mail Reader" dropdown menu.
  5. 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

  1. Right-click (or Control-click) on the mail client you want to set as the default (e.g., Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, etc.).
  2. Select "Get Info" from the context menu.
  3. In the "Get Info" window, click on the "Open with" dropdown menu.
  4. Select "Other" and then navigate to the mail client's application folder (e.g., /Applications/Apple Mail.app).
  5. Select the mail client's application and click "Open".
  6. Close the "Get Info" window.

Method 3: Using the Terminal

  1. Open the Terminal app on your Mac.
  2. Type the following command and press Enter: defaults write com.apple.mail default-mail-reader /path/to/mail/client.app
  3. 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
  1. 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.