I’m not familiar with a GMail app for the Mac. You can use GMail with Mail or with another App. If there is a GMail app for the Mac, you can make it the default app by going into MacMail preferences (!) and changing the default mail client.
Certain actions that you perform on your Mac will cause default apps to open. For example, clicking a document may open Pages. But what if you want Microsoft Word to open instead? You can also set your default web browser and email reader.
Here's how!
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How to change the default Mac app for specific file types
Right-click on a file that uses the file type you'd like to change the default for. For example, one with a .jpg extension (a photo).
Click on Get Info in the pop-up.
Click Open With if the section isn't already expanded.
Click the dropdown and choose an app.
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Click Change All...
Click Continue when the Finder asks you if you're sure.
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Now any time you open a file with that extension, the Finder will automatically open it with the app you've selected.
How to set your default web browser
Launch System Preferences from the dock, Finder, or by clicking the Apple icon in the Menu bar.
Click General at the top left of the window.
Click the dropdown next to Default web browser.
Click the web browser you'd like to use as the default.
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How to set your default email reader
Mail is likely the default email app on your Mac, but just in case you have others downloaded, you can set the default reader. Here's how:
Launch Mail from your dock or the Finder.
Click Mail in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Click Preferences.
Click the dropdown next to Default Mail Reader.
Click the app you'd like to set as the default.
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Updated February 2020: Updated for macOS Catalina!
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If you operate multiple email accounts from your Apple “Mail” software, you might want to switch which account is used as the “default” account to perform certain actions, like sending a new email.
The instructions below will help you to set a different email account as the default on your Mac.
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Before you get into this, if you are a Silicon Dales customer on G Suite, or you buy your G Suite direct (there’s no difference, except we manage the account for your company – the processes are the same!), then you should get the Gmail app for your iPad, iPhone or other Apple device, and access your mail through there. It just works ?
Alter default account in Mac OS X Mail
To change the default email account in Mac OS X Mail:
Go to menu Mail > Preferences
Click on “Composing”
Select the account you would like as default under “Send new messages from:” (or Send new mail from:) – this is under “Addressing:”)
Close the preferences window.
Alter default account in Mac OS X Mail 1
The below instructions will help you change your default mail account in Mac OS X Mail 1.x:
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Go to menu Mail > Preferences
Click onto the Accounts tab
Click on the account you’d like to make the default, hold down the button, and drag it to the top of the accounts list.
Release the mouse button.
Close the preferences window.
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