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> **Documentation Index:** Fetch the complete configuration index at https://yandex.kz/support/browser/en/llms.txt
# Special links
## What are special links and protocol handlers? {#what}
_Special links_ are links that open certain programs when clicking on them. For example, when you click on a link with an email address, it launches an email program and creates a message with this address as a recipient.
Special links use the following protocols:
- `mailto` — for opening an email application;
- `webcal` — for adding events to a calendar.
— Link to the main mailto protocol.
_Protocol handlers_ are programs or web services that open when you click special links.
**Protocol handlers**
#|
||**Protocol** | **Program** | **Web service** ||
||`webcal` | Outlook | Yandex Calendar||
||`mailto` | Outlook, The Bat! | Yandex Mail||
|#
You can set the default web service for email and calendar in [Yandex Browser](https://browser.yandex.com/).
{% note info %}
If you have not assigned protocol handlers, special links are handled by the programs set on your computer as the default program for mail or calendar.
{% endnote %}
## Set Yandex Mail as the `mailto` protocol handler {#mail}
{% list tabs %}
- From Yandex Mail
When you open Yandex Mail in Yandex Browser for the first time, it offers to make it your default protocol handler:
1. On the right side of the [SmartBox](*smart-link), click .
1. Select **Allow**.
1. Click **Done**.
- In the JavaScript console
If there is no  icon displayed to the right of the SmartBox, use the JavaScript console to assign Yandex Mail as the mailto handler:
1. Go to the [Yandex Mail](https://mail.yandex.com) page.
1. Press **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **J** (for Windows and Linux) or **⌥** + **⌘** + **J** (for macOS) to open the JavaScript console.
1. In the console, enter the following command:
```javascript
javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","https://mail.yandex.com/?extsrc=mailto&url=%s","Yandex Mail")
```
1. Press **Enter**.
1. In the pop-up window, click **Allow**.
1. In the system window that opens, specify the MAILTO protocol and select Yandex Browser as the default application.
{% note tip %}
Close the JavaScript console by clicking the  icon or pressing **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **J** (for Windows and Linux) or **⌘** + **⌥** + **J** (for macOS).
{% endnote %}
{% endlist %}
## How can I set Yandex Calendar as the `webcal` protocol handler {#webcal}?
1. Go to the [Yandex Calendar](https://calendar.yandex.ru/) page.
1. Press **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **J** (for Windows and Linux) or **⌥** + **⌘** + **J** (for macOS) to open the JavaScript console.
1. In the console, enter the following command:
```javascript
javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("webcal","https://calendar.yandex.com/?extsrc=webcal&url=%s","Yandex Calendar")
```
1. Press **Enter**.
1. In the pop-up window, click **Allow**.
1. In the system window that opens, specify the WEBCAL protocol and select Yandex Browser as the default application.
{% note tip %}
Close the JavaScript console by clicking the  icon or pressing **Ctrl** + **Shift** + **J** (for Windows and Linux) or **⌘** + **⌥** + **J** (for macOS).
{% endnote %}
## How do I change the assigned protocol handlers? {#display-active-handlers}
To view the list of assigned protocol handlers:
1. Click **** → **Settings** → **Websites**.
1. At the bottom of the page, click **Advanced site settings**.
1. In the **Protocol processing** section, click **Site settings**.
A window will appear with a list of assigned handlers:
In this window, you can:
{% cut "Set a service as a protocol handler" %}
Hover your mouse over the handler and click **Use by default**.
{% endcut %}
{% cut "Remove a protocol handler" %}
Hover your mouse cursor over the handler and click **Delete**.
{% endcut %}
## Prohibit protocol handling {#off}
If you do not want a program or web service to open when you click a special link, prohibit protocol handling on all websites:
1. Click **** → **Settings** → **Websites**.
1. At the bottom of the page, click **Advanced site settings**.
1. In the **Protocol processing** section, select **Forbidden**.
## Send a link to page in an email {#cant-share-link-via-mail}
To send an email with a link to an open Yandex Browser page:
1. Click in the [SmartBox](*smart-link).
1. On the right side of the SmartBox, click **Share** → **Send via email**. A new email opens with an embedded link to the page.
1. Enter your recipient's email address and send the email.
This command works if the `mailto` handling protocol is assigned in the browser. To check if it is:
1. Click **** → **Settings** → **Websites**.
1. At the bottom of the page, click **Advanced site settings**.
1. Make sure that in the **Protocol processing** section, the **Allowed** option is enabled.
1. Click the **Sites advanced settings** link.
1. Make sure that the `mailto` protocol is assigned as the email handler.
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