URL to compose a message in Gmail (with full Gmail interface and specified to, bcc, subject, etc.)

Question

I found a post that provides an example for a link which opens just a compose message window. However, I would like it to open a window with the full Gmail interface but ready to compose a new message.

Of course this works:

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#compose

But, I would also like to add a subject, to, bcc, etc. I tried something like the following, but to no avail:

https://mail.google.com/mail/[email protected]&[email protected]&subject=Hey#compose

Any ideas? Thanks.

Answer 1

This seems to work (for now):

https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&[email protected]&su=SUBJECT&body=BODY&[email protected]

Answer 2

Bookmarking this URL should give you a full-screen compose window, without any distractions:

https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1

Additionally, if you want to be future-proof (see for instance how other URLs in this question stopped working) you can bookmark a link to:

mailto: 

It will open your default email client and you probably already have Gmail configured for that purpose.