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

Latest Version

Version
3.0
Update
August 8, 2024
Size
23.52KiB
Developer
Category
Users
100,000+
Rating
3.78676 ★
Manifest Version
3
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English (UK)
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Permissions
Offscreen
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Mailto: for Gmail™ Extension

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

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, this extension doesn't need or provide any access to your mail account. It just makes links open in a Gmail account that you are already signed into. This extension can't help with mailto links outside of chrome.


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:
* No longer need to refresh tabs on install, or after updating settings.
* Updated code to avoid deprecation warnings, and warnings in console.

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/
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "manifest_version": 3, "name": "Mailto: for Gmail\u2122", "description": "Makes mailto: links open a Gmail\u2122 compose window.\Nothing more, nothing less.", "version": "3.0", "icons": { "128": "icon128.png", "16": "icon16.png", "48": "icon48.png" }, "permissions": [ "offscreen", "scripting", "storage" ], "host_permissions": [ "*://*/*" ], "options_page": "options.html", "background": { "service_worker": "service_worker.js" }, "content_scripts": [ { "all_frames": true, "js": [ "mtgm.js" ], "matches": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ] } ]}
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User reviews

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Matt Faraday (ID: 0000007986fe9bca) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 04/04/2023 Used to work. Now doesn't. And yeah I restarted the browser. Now if I click a mailto link on a website, it takes me to a browser page that says This site can’t be reached The webpage at https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tf=cm&to=***SOME EMAIL ADDRESS***&cc&bcc&su&body&fs=1 might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address. I can access gmail just fine though.

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Matt Kanninen (ID: 000000f5064870e1) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/22/2023 Works for me, I chose the force open in new window option, went back to the page I wanted to test, refreshed the page, clicked the mailto link, and got a new gmail window open in chrome, exactly as desired.

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Clinton McCool (ID: 0000000560d628ee) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 02/11/2023 doesn't work

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n ascentt (ID: 000000ea67c3094b) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 08/22/2021 sadly doesnt work for me

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A AA (ID: 0000007969ab560a) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 03/19/2021 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).