GmailDefaultMaker is described as 'Gmail as the default mailto: client. Yahoo, AOL, and Hotmail are now also supported. The Gmail compose message webpage opens with the To: box filled in automatically instead of a desktop client like Outlook, Windows Live Mail, or Thunderbird' and is an app. There are three alternatives to GmailDefaultMaker for Windows. The best GmailDefaultMaker alternative is Affixa. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Affixa or TVHGoogleMapi.
Affixa makes your webmail account part of Windows. Affixa makes gathering and preparing the files you want to send easy. Affixa gives you the choice of which web or desktop mail system you use and when.
Affixa is the most popular Windows alternative to GmailDefaultMaker.
Affixa is the most popular free alternative to GmailDefaultMaker.
When you move to gmail or google apps you can no longer use the build in 'send to mail recipient as attachment' menu option of MS Office and other windows applications without installing a local mail client.
TVHGoogleMapi is the most popular Open Source alternative to GmailDefaultMaker.
EasyMail is automatically loading the Google Mail website. It allows you to use the Google Mail service in a standalone app. So you don't need to have your web browser constantly open.
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