How to change degault mail program on mac

To change the default mail program on a Mac, you can follow these steps:

Method 1: Using System Preferences

  1. Click on the Apple menu and select "System Preferences".
  2. Click on "General".
  3. Click on the "Default Email Reader" dropdown menu.
  4. Select the email client you want to use as the default from the list (e.g., Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc.).

Method 2: Using the Mail app

  1. Open the Mail app on your Mac.
  2. Click on "Mail" in the top menu bar and select "Preferences".
  3. Click on the "General" tab.
  4. Click on the "Default Email Reader" dropdown menu.
  5. Select the email client you want to use as the default from the list (e.g., Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, etc.).

Method 3: Using the Terminal

  1. Open the Terminal app on your Mac (you can find it in the Applications/Utilities folder or use Spotlight to search for it).
  2. Type the following command and press Enter: defaults write com.apple.mail DefaultEmailReader <your_email_client_name>
  3. Replace <your_email_client_name> with the name of the email client you want to use as the default (e.g., "Microsoft Outlook", "Mozilla Thunderbird", etc.).

For example, if you want to set Microsoft Outlook as the default email client, you would type: defaults write com.apple.mail DefaultEmailReader Microsoft Outlook

  1. Restart your Mac or relaunch the Mail app to apply the changes.

Note: If you're using a third-party email client, you may need to configure it to work with the default email reader on your Mac.