<![CDATA[Change mailto handler]]>In my help section (Opera 48 for Mac OSX 10.11.6) I don't find a "programs" tab under advanced settings, which is what Opera Help is telling me to use to change the mailto handler. I've deleted the one handler that was there but can't add a new one.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/23095/change-mailto-handlerRSS for NodeMon, 11 May 2026 10:12:34 GMTThu, 02 Nov 2017 17:42:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Sat, 04 Nov 2017 19:22:49 GMT]]>@jstashpdx Check Settings > Privacy and security > handlers

As said, it controls if a site may be allowed or not to handle a protocol.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129970https://forums.opera.com/post/129970Sat, 04 Nov 2017 19:22:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Sat, 04 Nov 2017 19:22:41 GMT]]>Opera can be set to handle webmail for you, so that when you are on the desktop and say send a file by mail it'll open your webmail in Opera. If that's not what you want, you're looking in the wrong place.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129969https://forums.opera.com/post/129969Sat, 04 Nov 2017 19:22:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Sat, 04 Nov 2017 19:13:50 GMT]]>It is not a URL. I searched Preferences for it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129967https://forums.opera.com/post/129967Sat, 04 Nov 2017 19:13:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:59:48 GMT]]>@concretable Can you send the url?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129903https://forums.opera.com/post/129903Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:59:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:56:38 GMT]]>I found the mailto handler, but it is a site, not a helper application. I had to search for it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129902https://forums.opera.com/post/129902Fri, 03 Nov 2017 22:56:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Fri, 03 Nov 2017 19:08:22 GMT]]>@jstashpdx said in Change mailto handler:

@chuchkyschild Well it sort of has a mailto function. I deleted the handler for gmail and wanted to add another email service but I cannot find out how to do it.

we need the ability back to rightclick a page and open whatever email client we're using. like in my case outlook. now that said opera isn't the only one to remove this. honestly there was no justifiable reason to do so.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129897https://forums.opera.com/post/129897Fri, 03 Nov 2017 19:08:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:05:14 GMT]]>@chuchkyschild Well it sort of has a mailto function. I deleted the handler for gmail and wanted to add another email service but I cannot find out how to do it.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129884https://forums.opera.com/post/129884Fri, 03 Nov 2017 15:05:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Fri, 03 Nov 2017 11:56:51 GMT]]>you mean to tell me opera has mail:to for mac a far lesser used system and not for windows? i know i've along with THOUSANDS want this.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129863https://forums.opera.com/post/129863Fri, 03 Nov 2017 11:56:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Fri, 03 Nov 2017 05:41:45 GMT]]>I'll see if I can find some info. However, I don't think setting a mailto handler is supported. Opera, Chrome and Chromium just use the default mailto handler on the system. As in, if you want to change the default mailto handler, you have to configure it in MacOS.

I don't use a Mac, but I think you have to launch Apple Mail, goto preferences, then general. There you can change the default mail client away from Apple Mail to whatever mail client you want (that's listed in there at least). You might have to close out of Apple Mail and restart the system for it to take effect.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129836https://forums.opera.com/post/129836Fri, 03 Nov 2017 05:41:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:32:19 GMT]]>@burnout426 I don't know anything about Chromium and Chrome doesn't come up with relevant information. Can you send me a link to the information I need to add a mailto handler?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129816https://forums.opera.com/post/129816Thu, 02 Nov 2017 23:32:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change mailto handler on Thu, 02 Nov 2017 20:10:12 GMT]]>@jstashpdx said in Change mailto handler:

I don't find a "programs" tab under advanced settings

That documentation is for the old Opera Browser suite that was based on Presto. It doesn't apply to Opera > 12.x.

New Opera is based on Chromium, you'll find better help looking for documentation on Chromium and or Chrome for this issue.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/129802https://forums.opera.com/post/129802Thu, 02 Nov 2017 20:10:12 GMT