I hate mailto

Stop websites from opening your email client.

8 followers

Stop websites from opening your email client.

8 followers

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.

Launch tags:Chrome Extensions•Productivity

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SPELLL

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)

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7yr ago

NotePlanApp

@iamarnob @iamtekeste Liked your promo video. 😂😍

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7yr ago

Olvy

Maker

@iamtekeste @meetchopra Thanks a lot man, we wanted it to be funny :p

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7yr ago

Help.center

@iamarnob @iamtekeste Thank you for for addressing this pain.

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7yr ago

The privacy policies are broken :S can you tell me more about that?

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7yr ago

SPELLL

Maker

@santiaraujo whoops! It should be fine now!

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7yr ago

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

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7yr ago

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.

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7yr ago

Navily

@ricky_goswami @ehmorris Yeah that's a super standard feature on PC... doesn't it exist on Mac ? wth?!

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7yr ago

Glitch

@ricky_goswami @fiessedouard It does exist on Mac

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7yr ago

@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 🎉

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7yr ago

Radar

Great stuff! Next step: sell a SaaS that allows site-owners to automagically convert their mailto links to legit contact forms.

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7yr ago

SPELLL

Maker

@jeff_kao this is actually pretty cool idea. Do you mind if I steal it?

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7yr ago

Radar

@iamtekeste yes, go for it. keep me updated and I'll send some upvotes your way when you launch :)

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7yr ago

SPELLL

Maker

@jeff_kao Awesome! Will do.

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7yr ago

@jeff_kao Why would anyone prefer a contact form over just sending an email?

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7yr ago

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).

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7yr ago

OneUp

Brilliant! Has anyone ever actually wanted to open their email client when they click on a "Contact us" button?

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7yr ago

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

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7yr ago

@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 ;)

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7yr ago

UserBit

@iamtekeste @iamarnob @anna_0x I knoww... but. so. much. work... I instead choose to just steer clear of mailto links :)

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7yr ago

@iamtekeste @iamarnob @crayonbytes come on, it would probably take you 10 to 15 minutes maximum and spare you so much internal turmoil 😂

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7yr ago

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

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7yr ago

Olvy

Maker

Thanks a lot for the review @vaibhavsisinty

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7yr ago

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!

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7yr ago

Olvy

Maker

@andrewfturnerjr Thanks a lot

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7yr ago

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