I hate mailto

Stop websites from opening your email client.

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Whenever you click on an email link, this Chrome & Firefox extension will copy the email address on to your clipboard & block the email client from annoyingly interrupting you.
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Launch tags:Chrome Extensions•Productivity
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Migma AI
Migma AI
Lovable for Email
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Tekeste Kidanu
Maker
Instead of dealing with my constant existential dread, I decide to make yet another browser extension🕺. I even managed to pull in @iamarnob, he is the one who designed the landing page, made that snazzy thumbnail animation and demo video. Whenever I click on a Contact Us link and Apple Mail 💩 pops up in my face without a warning, the rage I feel is truly out of this world 😡. One day I decided I never want to feel that way again, so I made a browser extension that would copy the email address and block Apple Mail from popping up. Seriously, get this extension and lower your blood pressure. (not proven with medical research yet)
Meet Chopra
NotePlanApp
@iamarnob @iamtekeste Liked your promo video. 😂😍
Arnob Mukherjee
Maker
@iamtekeste @meetchopra Thanks a lot man, we wanted it to be funny :p
Aslam Abbas
@iamarnob @iamtekeste Thank you for for addressing this pain.
Santi Araujo
The privacy policies are broken :S can you tell me more about that?
Tekeste Kidanu
Maker
@santiaraujo whoops! It should be fine now!
ricky goswami
Hybrid Chat
I work on a Mac and it opens stupid Apple mail on mailto link, which I hate. I would love if it opens Gmail with the address copied to Compose window
Edwin
Glitch
@ricky_goswami this is built into Chrome. You can enable "handlers" in Chrome's settings and then go to Gmail, which will ask to handle mailto links.
Fiess Edouard
Navily
@ricky_goswami @ehmorris Yeah that's a super standard feature on PC... doesn't it exist on Mac ? wth?!
Edwin
Glitch
@ricky_goswami @fiessedouard It does exist on Mac
Mike A.
@ricky_goswami Do this: 1. Open Chrome and navigate to "Settings." 2. Click "Content settings" under "Privacy and security" (in Advanced). 3. Select "Handlers" and switch on the Ask protocol. 4. Open Gmail in Chrome and click the Protocol Handler icon. 5. Allow Gmail to open all email links And volià 🎉
Jeff Kao
Radar
Great stuff! Next step: sell a SaaS that allows site-owners to automagically convert their mailto links to legit contact forms.
Tekeste Kidanu
Maker
@jeff_kao this is actually pretty cool idea. Do you mind if I steal it?
Jeff Kao
Radar
@iamtekeste yes, go for it. keep me updated and I'll send some upvotes your way when you launch :)
Tekeste Kidanu
Maker
@jeff_kao Awesome! Will do.
Andreas Ehn
@jeff_kao Why would anyone prefer a contact form over just sending an email?
Jeff Kao
Radar
@ehn it's a structured way of capturing data, whereas e-mail is free-form. Think analytics and engagement metrics and simpler Zapier integrations. It can also be a potentially lighter UX (click some checkboxes versus writing).
Vaibhav Sisinty

I look forward to using it on an everyday basis now. Also, great job with the landing page. Simple, neat and works!

Pros:

This is such a smart solution to an annoying problem. I would say excellent execution of the idea.

Cons:

Couldn't find any

Arnob Mukherjee
Maker
Thanks a lot for the review @vaibhavsisinty
Andrew F. Turner
I also loved your promo video! Despite being mostly a vanity project, a lot of dumb startups tend to make funny videos and forget to show off the product. Your <1min video did a great job of showing the problem, the scope of your product, and the solution that your product addresses. All while giving a little humor. good job dudes!
Arnob Mukherjee
Maker
@andrewfturnerjr Thanks a lot
Shay Anand
UserBit
Fantastic work providing a solution to something that's universally annoying! I made the mistake of setting up my mac email once many years ago... since then I live in fear of when it'll pop up and show me 1,450 unread emails! Thank you for this! @iamtekeste @iamarnob
Anna Filou
@iamtekeste @iamarnob @crayonbytes you can remove your account and delete all the downloaded emails so you don't have to live with this fear if you don't want to ;)
Shay Anand
UserBit
@iamtekeste @iamarnob @anna_0x I knoww... but. so. much. work... I instead choose to just steer clear of mailto links :)
Anna Filou
@iamtekeste @iamarnob @crayonbytes come on, it would probably take you 10 to 15 minutes maximum and spare you so much internal turmoil 😂
Stefan Wirth
Swiftbrief
Solid Product. Sweet landing page ✌️
Tekeste Kidanu
Maker
@nafetswirth Thank you!
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