ZAI Mail Bridge

ZAI Mail Bridge

Stop Outlook from hijacking your email links.

ZAI Mail Bridge is a lightweight Windows utility that sends mailto: links to the browser-based email account you actually want to use.

Instead of Windows opening Outlook, the wrong app, or the wrong Gmail account, Mail Bridge lets you route email links into your chosen browser, browser profile, and webmail account.

Built for people who use Gmail or webmail daily and want email links to behave predictably.

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What Problem Does It Solve?

Clicking a support email link should be simple. But on Windows, those links often open Outlook or another unwanted mail app, even if you use Gmail or another web-based provider.

ZAI Mail Bridge fixes that by acting as a small local bridge between Windows email links and your chosen webmail setup.

Example Use Case

Click a support email link on a website and open it directly in your business Gmail account instead of your personal inbox or Outlook.

If you use separate browser profiles for work, support, and personal email, ZAI Mail Bridge helps keep those workflows separated.

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Key Features

• Redirect mailto links to browser-based email instead of Outlook
• Multiple Gmail account support using Gmail account index routing
• Browser support for Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and default browser
• Browser profile targeting for separate personal and work setups
• Popup account chooser when you want to pick an account manually
• Remembered default option for faster future launches
• System tray mode for lightweight background access
• Local configuration only — no cloud login, tracking, or account syncing

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Designed for Multiple Gmail Accounts

If you are signed into multiple Gmail accounts in the same browser profile, ZAI Mail Bridge can target them individually using Gmail account indexes:

• 0 = first Gmail account
• 1 = second Gmail account
• 2 = third Gmail account

This makes it easy to separate personal email, business email, support accounts, and other Gmail-based workflows.

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How It Works

1. Install ZAI Mail Bridge
2. Add your email accounts in Settings
3. Use Test Connection to confirm each account opens correctly
4. Set ZAI Mail Bridge as your Windows MAILTO handler
5. Click email links normally

When an email link is clicked, ZAI Mail Bridge opens the correct webmail compose window using your chosen account and browser setup.

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Lightweight by Design

ZAI Mail Bridge is intentionally small and focused. It runs from the system tray and only does one job: route email links where you want them to go.

No bloated email client. No background syncing. No account scraping.

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Privacy

ZAI Mail Bridge does not store email passwords, read your inbox, send email itself, or transmit your data anywhere.

Your settings are stored locally on your Windows user profile.

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Included Files

• ZAI Mail Bridge installer
• README.txt
• Account Setup guide

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Important Setup Note

ZAI Mail Bridge registers itself as a mailto: handler during installation. However, Windows may still require you to manually select it as the default email-link handler.

If email links still open in Outlook or another app, go to:

Windows Settings → Apps → Default apps → Choose defaults by link type → MAILTO

Then select ZAI Mail Bridge.

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Who Is This For?

• People who use Gmail in a browser instead of Outlook
• Users with multiple Gmail accounts
• Small business owners with separate personal and business email
• Anyone tired of Windows opening the wrong email app

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System Requirements

• Windows 10 or Windows 11
• A supported web browser
• At least one webmail account already signed into your browser

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Price

Stop fighting with email links and take control of where they open.

ZAI Mail Bridge is available for $6.99 USD

A small, one-time purchase for a tool that removes a constant annoyance from your daily workflow.

This is a small utility built to solve one annoying problem cleanly. If it saves you from fighting Outlook or mistyping support email addresses, it has done its job.

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Disclaimer

ZAI Mail Bridge is not an email provider or email client. It does not send, receive, store, or process email messages. It simply redirects email-link requests to your selected browser-based compose page.