How to make Gmail the default mail app in Firefox Like Chrome, setting up mailto links to open Gmail in Firefox is simple.

Prior to the Google releasing this feature, users had to copy an e-mail address or URL, open Gmail manually, create a new message and paste it into the message.

Open Google Chrome and navigate to the Chrome Web Store. Type "Send From Gmail (By Google)" (with the quotes) in the search box in the upper right corner of the page.

It doesn’t annoyingly open up the mail app I never use? Wow. Finally! This is long overdue! Yep. If you’re using Chrome, you can make e-mail links open in Gmail now.

The latest to get the ability to open links in Chrome is Gmail for iOS, which received an update just today adding the feature.

If clearing Chrome's cache doesn't get Gmail loading again, the simplest alternative workaround is to press Ctrl-Shift-N to open an incognito window prior to signing into your Gmail inbox.

Making Gmail the default mail app in Google Chrome is actually pretty straightforward. When you open Gmail in Chrome, you should see a handler button located on the right side of the address bar.

Windows only (for now): The Open in Google Chrome Firefox extension opens any page in Google Chrome directly from Firefox. Based on the IE View Lite extension, this one also lets you set any page ...

Next time you visit Gmail in Google Chrome, you’ll be prompted by a bar at the top of the page to “Allow Gmail to open all email links,” which will then associate the Gmail web interface ...