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How to Set Gmail as Your Browser's Default Email

Chorus Connection displays email addresses as "mailto" links. Here's how to tell your browser to open mailto links in Gmail!

Mailto via Gmail

Sending group emails is just like sending any other ordinary email message. Email addresses that you can use on the My Account>Communications page are shown as "mailto" links. When you click on mailto links, your device will open its default email app. If you're a Gmail user, you can adjust your browser's settings to open mailto links in Gmail.

Jump to Instructions for Your Browser

Google Chrome

  1. Open Chrome.

  2. Go to https://mail.google.com/ and log in to your Gmail account.

  3. Look for the handler icon chrome-protocol-handler-icon in the address bar — it usually appears on the far right when you're on Gmail. Click on the icon.

  4. When prompted, click Allow to let Gmail open all email links.

  5. Click Done.

If you don't see the icon:

  1. Click the three-dot Settings Chrome-Three-Dots menu.

  2. Go to Privacy and security > Site settings > Additional permissions > Protocol handlers.

  3. Make sure it's set to: Sites can ask to handle protocols.

  4. Go back to Gmail and refresh the page — the handler icon should now appear and you can follow the instructions above.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Firefox.

  2. Go to the three-line Settings 3-line-settings-icon menu.

  3. In the left sidebar, click General.

  4. Scroll to the Applications section.

  5. Find the row for mailto.

  6. In the dropdown to the right, select Use Gmail.

  7. Close the settings tab — changes are saved automatically.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Open Edge.

  2. Go to https://mail.google.com/ and log into your Gmail account.

  3. If prompted with a handler icon chrome-protocol-handler-iconin the address bar, click it.

  4. Click Allow to give Gmail permission to open email links.

  5. Click Done.

If you don’t see the prompt:

  • Click the three-dot Settings ⋯ menu  and click Settings.

  • Go to Cookies and site permissions > Protocol handlers.

  • Make sure it's set to: Sites can ask to handle protocols.

  • Go back to Gmail, refresh, and the handler icon should appear and you can follow the instructions above.

Apple Safari

Sorry! Safari doesn’t natively support changing the mail handler to Gmail.  You’ll need to search for a helper app/extension or other creative solution to accomplish this.