Change and Set default email application in Firefox browser

You can change and set the default email applications in Firefox browser by some simple steps. By default the email application enabled in Firefox browser is Outlook Express. You can use Gmail, Yahoo mail or any other mail applications installed on your computer. To change the default mail application set on your Firefox browser follow the steps below.

Steps to Change default mail application in Firefox

To change the default mail application set on Firefox:

1. Open Firefox browser

2. Click on Tools

3. Click on Options

Now the Firefox options window will be opened.

4. Click on Applications tab



Now select mailto

5. Click on mailto drop down menu to select default mail program

If you want to select mail programs other than Gmail, Outlook Express or Yahoo mail click on Use Other.


Click on browse button to select installed email programs in your computer and set it as the default mail program.

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