How to set default mail client to gmail

To set Gmail as the default mail client on your computer, you'll need to follow these steps:

For Windows:

  1. Open the Start menu and search for "Default apps" or "Default programs".
  2. Click on "Default apps" or "Default programs" to open the Settings window.
  3. Click on "Email" from the left-hand menu.
  4. Click on "Google Gmail" from the list of available email clients.
  5. Click "Set default" to set Gmail as the default email client.

Alternatively, you can also set Gmail as the default mail client by modifying the Windows registry. Here's how:

  1. Press the Windows key + R to open the Run dialog box.
  2. Type "regedit" and press Enter to open the Registry Editor.
  3. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\mailto\shell\open\command
  4. Right-click on the "command" key and select "Modify".
  5. In the "Value data" field, enter the following command: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory=Default --new-window "https://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&fs=1&to=%1"
  6. Click "OK" to save the changes.

For macOS:

  1. Click on the Apple menu and select "System Preferences".
  2. Click on "General".
  3. Click on "Default email reader".
  4. Select "Google Gmail" from the list of available email clients.

Alternatively, you can also set Gmail as the default mail client by modifying the macOS Launch Services database. Here's how:

  1. Open the Terminal app.
  2. Run the following command: defaults write com.apple.mail default-email-reader "com.google.Gmail"
  3. Press Enter to execute the command.

For Linux:

The process for setting Gmail as the default mail client on Linux varies depending on the distribution you're using. Here are some general steps:

  1. Open the terminal and run the following command: xdg-mime default gmail.desktop x-scheme-handler/mailto
  2. Replace gmail.desktop with the path to your Gmail desktop file (usually located in ~/.local/share/applications or /usr/share/applications).
  3. Restart your computer or log out and log back in for the changes to take effect.

Note: These steps assume you have Gmail installed and configured on your computer. If you don't have Gmail set up, you'll need to do that first before setting it as the default mail client.