Free Mailto Link Generator

What is a Mailto Link?

A mailto link is a specific type of HTML link (<a href="mailto:...">) that automatically opens the user's default email client (such as Outlook, Apple Mail, or Thunderbird) when clicked. Instead of forcing users to manually copy and paste your email address, a mailto link starts a new compose message window with your address pre-filled, saving time and reducing friction.

Pre-filling Subject, Body, CC, and BCC Parameters

With our mailto link generator, you can configure more than just the destination address. You can pre-fill:

• CC (Carbon Copy): Copy secondary email addresses on the message.
• BCC (Blind Carbon Copy): Copy addresses invisibly for privacy.
• Subject Line: Ensure emails from your site have a clear, recognizable subject (e.g., "Inquiry from Website").
• Message Body: Provide a pre-formatted template or list of questions for the user to answer, making customer responses more structured.

The Importance of URL Encoding for Mailto Links

When you create a mailto link manually, spaces, line breaks, and special characters (like question marks or ampersands) will break the HTML link syntax. Our generate mailto link tool automatically applies URL encoding (percent-encoding) to the subject and body text parameters. This ensures that spaces are converted to %20 and line breaks to %0A, making the link work correctly in all browsers and email clients.