Set Default Email Client For Mac

2021. 3. 9. 21:11카테고리 없음

Some of the functions of a default email provider means, that when you click on a email link on a web page, it will open up an email in your default program, i.e. Presently, for those on this thread and on threads on the net, it opens up apple mail.

Unlike setting up a default browser where you just had to go to the system panel and choose a browser to be set up as the default one, setting up an email client requires you to access the Mail app on your Mac. Launch the Mail client in OS X (it's inside the Applications folder) and then go to Mail > Preferences. Click on the General tab and look for 'Default email reader'. Select another mail client or browser from the drop down menu and then close the Preferences window.

Mail.app, the email client that is bundled with macOS, is surprisingly robust. Still, it does have some limitations, leading many to switch to third-party email clients. The trouble is that just installing your favorite mail program doesn’t quite get rid of macOS Mail completely. If you click on an email link, the default behavior will be to open that link in macOS Mail. Luckily, you can easily change the default email client in macOS. Let me show you how.

Changing default email clients on macOS is easy, if you know where to look (Image Credit: gerald)

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Changing your default email client begins in the Mail app’s Preferences

The preferences pane for Mail will appear. Make sure you’re on the

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Choosing Your Default Email Client in macOS

A list of your installed email clients will appear. If the one you prefer is listed, click on its name in the dropdown menu, and you’ll be done.

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How To Set Default Email Client

If you don’t see the app you want, don’t fret just yet. Click on Select in the dropdown menu, and a Finder window will open up within your Applications folder. From there, you can scroll through your installed apps until you find the right software.

If the app you want as your default email client wasn’t in the list, you’ll have to go to the FinderSet default email client imac

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Finishing Up

Once you find your preferred email app, you should see it listed as your default email reader. You can close the preferences window, and then quit Mail.

The finished product

It’s an easy process, once you know where to look. What’s your email client of choice? Let us know in the comments.