Mailto: for Gmail™ Mailto: for Gmail™

Social & Communication
Version: 2.6
Last Update: 2017-11-11

Overview

Mailto: for Gmail™ is a Chrome extension developed by Chris. According to the data from Chrome web store, current version of Mailto: for Gmail™ is 2.6, updated on 2017-11-11.
100,000+ users have installed this extension. 406 users have rated this extension with an average rating of .

Makes mailto: links open a Gmail™ compose window.
Nothing more, nothing less.

This extension will make mailto: links open in a Gmail compose window. Nothing more, nothing less.

* Supports Google Apps accounts
* Works on javascript-inserted links
* Includes option of working on bcc: fields
* Option to open in new window rather than default tab

It supports to, cc, subject, and body (and optionally bcc) fields, and is made to be compatible with RFC2368, the mailto: scheme standard.

It doesn't modify the mailto:address itself, so you can still see the link in the status bar when you hover over it, which allows you to easily read the target at a glance.

Please note, some report the need to restart the browser for it to work. I have never had to, and can't figure out why it would be necessary, but if it's not working after installing, try a restart.

More info:
RFC2368 - The mailto URL scheme: http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2368.html
mailto links test page: http://www.scottseverance.us/mailto.html

Recent changes:
* Fix the extension breaking Angular JS sites
* Add an install message to make clear that reloading each tab is necessary

Privacy policy:
In short, this extension does not store or transmit any personal information.
Read the privacy policy here: http://ilikesleeping.co.uk/mailto-privacy-policy/

Rating

406 ratings

Total Installs

100,000+

Information

Last Update

2017-11-11

Current Version

2.6

Size

19.24KiB

Author

Chris

Website

None

Category

Social & Communication

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avatar n ascentt
2021-08-22

sadly doesnt work for me

avatar Jonathan Sauter
2021-04-22

I love this plugin but for a while now, every time I click on an email address, multiple (up to 5) browser tabs are opened. This is quite annoying. Does anyone else have this problem or can you fix it?

avatar A AA
2021-03-19

Works fine for me for pages on the web, but not for links in files stored locally (e.g. an HTML file on my Windows computer desktop).

avatar Bethany Figueroa
2020-10-01

Update Oct 2020 - Works in my Google Chrome v85. (You have to restart browser after adding this extension.) You also may need to go into Windows default apps protocols and change your Mail to Chrome or a different browser I guess.

avatar Ilga
2020-08-04

Funktioniert prima auf dem aktuellen Chrome Browser und Windows 10. Vielen Dank