Set gmail as default e-mail handler for mailto-links (Short answer)

  • Open Chrome
  • Open Gmail in a tab
  • Paste the following in the address bar of that tab
    javascript:navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","https://mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","Gmail");
  • Click Allow

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