Tech Tip: Change Your Default Mail Program In Firefox 3

Posted on February 8, 2009 by technola

When you click on a linked "mailto" email address while browsing the web, it will automatically open your default email program (i.e. Outlook or Mail if you're using a Mac). If you want to change your default to GMail or Yahoo! Mail, it's very easy to do in Firefox 3:


  • Click on the "Tools" menu, then select "Options"

  • Select the "Applications" tab at the top

  • Scroll down until you see "mailto" under Content Type and select it

  • From the drop down menu to the right of "mailto" select GMail or Yahoo! Mail


For more beginning, intermediate and advanced Firefox tips and tricks, see the Firefox 3 "Tips & Tricks" page on Mozilla's website.  If you want to test your new settings, click here and send us a note (you'll first be taken to the login page if you're not already logged in to GMail or Yahoo! Mail) -M

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Eva - February 10, 2009 2:29 PM

Just to note, on the Mac, there is no Options item under Tools. It's under preferences when you click on the File menu.

Also, many thanks for giving me this fix. The mailto tag has always bothered me because it opens desktop apps I never use for mail.

technola - February 10, 2009 2:51 PM

Thanks for the clarification, Eva! -M

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