Default apps are really cool. They are most native, work right from the box and are extremely reliable for basic tasks. Yet, sometimes they lack some necessary features and lag behind most of the competitors. That's when you might want to change your default email client.

1. Change Default Email Program Mac

You can do that literally in seconds.

How to set your default email reader. Mail is likely the default email app on your Mac, but just in case you have others downloaded, you can set the default reader. Here's how: Launch Mail from your dock or the Finder. Click Mail in the menu bar at the top of the screen. Click Preferences. Click the dropdown next to Default Mail Reader. Having trouble changing the default send Email in Mac Mail? This video shows you how to do it in just a few steps. To set or change the default program that opens a file, here’s what you’ll do: Right-click by touching two fingers to your Mac’s trackpad and click or right-click your mouse on the file. Next, select “Get Info” and a long, rectangular box will appear on your Mac’s screen. Go down to where it says “Open with.”.

First, open the default Mail app (sorry for that) and click on Mail > Preferences in the upper menu.

Once there, switch to the ‘General' tab and click on ‘Default Email Reader'. Now you can choose the app you would like to be the default one for managing emails.

If you’ve ever been browsing on a Mac and clicked a mailto: link, you may have discovered that it often tends to default to the Mail app. If you want to use Gmail (or another email service) you need to make a few changes. To be clear, the problem isn’t with opening links in another email client like Outlook or Thunderbird.

If there's no such option in the dropdown, you can select any app from the Applications folder. To do so, click on ‘Select' and pick your email champion.

That's it. Now you are using the email client that is the best for managing your inbox and the most customized to your needs.

Change Default Email Program Mac

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