---
title: "Gmail as mail-to client"
description: "Set up Gmail as your default mail-to client for all browsers"
url: https://help.nocrm.io/en/articles/90-gmail-as-mail-to-client
collection: "User Settings"
updated: 2026-10-14
language: en
alternates: [de, it, pt-br, es, fr]
---

# Gmail as mail-to client

Set up Gmail as your default mail-to client for all browsers

If you're using the Bcc feature to keep track of your email exchanges with your Leads, and you want to set up **Gmail as your default mail browser** so whenever you click on a Lead's email, your browser will **automatically launch Gmail with your bcc email address already copied in the Bcc field**, which will streamline your [sales process](https://www.nocrm.io/academy/how-to-set-up-a-consistent-sales-process).

> **Success:** **Best practice:** Remember that the best solution will always be to [fully connect your Gmail account to noCRM!](https://help.nocrm.io/en/articles/51-email-integration.md)

-   [**Set up Gmail on Chrome**](#chrome)
    
-   [**Set up Gmail on other browsers**](#other)
    

## Set up Gmail on Chrome

1.  Open Gmail in your Chrome browser and click the small protocol handler icon on the right side of the menu.
    
2.  Once you have clicked the handler icon, a pop-up window will open asking you to allow Gmail to open all email links. Select **Allow** and then **Done**.
    

Et Voilà, Gmail is now your default Chrome mailto client!

**Here is a quick video to show you how to proceed**:

### Unlink Gmail from Chrome

> **Info:** **Note:** In case you want to remove Gmail as your default browser, click the ⠇ icon in the top right corner of your browser.

1.  Click **Settings** and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Click **Advanced settings** and select **Content settings** under the **Privacy** heading.
    
2.  Once you have clicked **Content settings**, a pop-up window will open. Scroll down to **Handlers** and click **Manage handlers**.
    
3.  In the protocol handlers, select Gmail from the drop-down menu, then click the X sign to remove it.
    

## Set up Gmail on other browsers

Here is a full explanation of how to set up Gmail as your mailto client on other browsers: [read full article](https://www.nocrm.io/blog/email-client-setting-up-gmail/)