Pre-filled drafts
Make the first message easier to send
Set the recipient, subject, and optional message before you share. Visitors get a ready-to-review draft in their email app and stay in control of what they send.
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- Message
Free online email link tool
Mailto Link Generator
Create a clickable email link with a pre-filled recipient and subject, plus an optional message. Get a short URL, QR code, and HTML-ready mailto code for your website, social profiles, email signature, or print.
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MailXto turns one pre-filled email draft into the formats you need for web, social, and print—without making visitors type the same details from scratch.
Short URL
A clean link for every channel
Share a compact MailXto URL in buttons, social profiles, email signatures, and documents instead of pasting a long email link.
mailxto.com/your-linkDownloadable QR code
From print to email in one scan
Add the QR code to posters, signs, or business cards so people can start the draft from their phone.
HTML mailto code
Add it directly to your website
Copy the generated mailto URI into an anchor's href to turn text or a button into a clickable email link.
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<a href="mailto:[email protected]?subject=Hello">Email us</a>Mailto link questions, answered
Practical guidance for creating, sharing, and troubleshooting clickable email links.
What is a mailto link, and what happens when someone clicks it?
A mailto link is a clickable email link that opens a new draft in the visitor's default email app. It can pass the recipient, subject, message, and optional CC or BCC details to that draft. It never sends the email automatically; the visitor can review, edit, and choose whether to send it.
How do I create and use a mailto link with MailXto?
Enter the recipient and subject, add an optional message, then select Generate Link. MailXto's Mailto Link Generator creates a short URL, the underlying mailto code for your website's HTML, and a downloadable QR code. Choose the format that best fits where you plan to share it.
Which email fields can I pre-fill?
You can add a recipient, subject, and optional message. CC, BCC, and multiple recipients are available with Premium. These details appear in the visitor's draft to save them time, but they remain free to edit any field before sending.
Where can I use a generated link or QR code?
Use the short link anywhere clickable links are supported, such as a website button, contact call-to-action, email signature, social profile, or digital document. The QR code is useful for posters, signs, business cards, and other printed material where someone can scan it with a phone.
Why isn't a mailto link opening the expected email app?
Mailto links rely on the browser and device's mail-handler settings. If the wrong app opens—or nothing happens—the visitor may need to set a default email app or enable its browser handler. If every visitor must be able to submit a message without a configured email app, a web contact form is a better option.