macOS – How to Set Inbox by Gmail as Default Email Client in Safari

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I use Safari as my main browser on macOS.

I would like Inbox by Gmail to be my default email client so that it opens mailto: links.

Is that possible?

Best Answer

It's not straightforward, but doable:

  1. Open Safari, install the mailto: extension, then go to Safari > Preferences > Extensions > mailto: > Options > Custom URL and add the following template:

    https://inbox.google.com/?to={to}&cc={cc}&bcc={bcc}&subject={subject}&body={body}

  2. Restart Safari

  3. Open Mail, then go to Mail > Preferences > General > Default email reader > Select > Safari

And you are done! Any mailto: link will now open the Inbox composer.

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