Workaround: click-to-call from ANY phone field in Jobber (works with Quo, OpenPhone)

Hey everyone — ran into a frustrating issue after switching to Quo: not all phone number fields in Jobber are wrapped in a clickable tel: link. Clicking them does nothing, even when you have a desktop phone app set as your Windows default dialer.

This is a Jobber limitation — only some fields output a proper tel: link. The good news is there's a dead-simple browser bookmarklet workaround. No extensions, no installs, nothing running in the background slowing Jobber down. And it works with any VoIP desktop app, not just Quo.

Step 1 — Set your phone app as the default tel: handler on Windows

This tells Windows which app to open when a phone link is clicked. Do this once and you're set.

1. Start menu → search Default Apps
2. Scroll down → Choose default apps by protocol
3. Find TEL in the list → click it → select your phone app (Quo, RingCentral, etc.)
4. Restart Chrome after saving

Step 2 — Add the bookmarklet to Chrome

Right-click your Chrome bookmarks bar → Add page → name it 📞 Click to Call → paste this exactly into the URL field:

javascript:void(window.open('tel:'+window.getSelection().toString().replace(/[^0-9+]/g,'')))

Click Save. It will now appear in your bookmarks bar.

Step 3 — Use it in Jobber

1. Highlight any phone number in Jobber with your mouse
2. Click the 📞 Click to Call bookmark in your toolbar
3. Your phone app opens and dials automatically

The bookmarklet automatically strips out spaces, dashes, and parentheses so the number always formats correctly. Works on any phone number in Jobber — client profiles, requests, quotes, anywhere on the page.

I did try a few Chrome extensions that auto-scan pages and convert all numbers to links, but they noticeably slowed Jobber down. This bookmarklet runs only when you click it, so zero performance impact.

The only requirement is that your phone app has a Windows desktop client installed and is set as the tel: default in Step 1. Most major VoIP services support this.

Would love to see Jobber eventually add proper tel: links across all phone fields natively — but until then this does the trick. Let me know which phone service you're using and if it works for you!