mailto-link does not open apple mail on my Mac

[Stuhrer 253]

When I enter an e-mail address (e.g. someone@somewhere.com) into a note I get a mailto-link (mailto:someone@somewhere.com). So far, so good. However, when clicking on the link, nothing happens. I expected my mail program to open, but it doesn't. Any idea? Do I need to define my mail programme somewhere? I couldn't find anything in the programme settings.

 

[gazumped 11,747]

Do mailto: links work to open your mail app from other applications?  If so,  you could try a reinstall - otherwise I'd say contact Support;  we're mainly other users here and I'm a lowly Windows user who's mail links work fine in Win 10 & 11.

[Stuhrer 253]

11 minutes ago, gazumped said:

Do mailto: links work to open your mail app from other applications?  If so,  you could try a reinstall - otherwise I'd say contact Support;  we're mainly other users here and I'm a lowly Windows user who's mail links work fine in Win 10 & 11.

Thank you, that was the hint I needed. The setting in Apple Mail was wrong. Now it works!