How to set and change the default app on Mac
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It depends on the type of file
format. Default app that opens a file is upon the format of that file. When you
double click on a file like songs, text, pictures, etc it will automatically
open in an app. For example, if you would like to play a video in VLC Media
Player, but always it will open in QuickTime player or any other default app.
Similarly, you open a document and automatically it will open in Pages instead
of Microsoft Word or another app. This is all because of default apps.
However, if you don’t want to
open Songs in iTunes, emails in Mail, or links in Safari, here is how to change
and set a default app on Mac.
How to change and set the
default app for various files
Want to change the default app of
your Mac for “.jpg, mp3, mp4, .txt, etc.’ file type? Here is how.
1. Locate to
the file (image, audio, video, document, etc.) you want to change the default
app.
2. Right click
on the file to change its default app.
3. In the
options, click ‘Get Info.’
4. Go to ‘Open
with’ and expand it.
5. Click on the
dropdown, to choose a default app.
6. Select an
app to open the file.
7. After
selecting the app, click ‘Change All…
8. At last,
click on ‘Continue.’
Default app has
been changed. Now, next time when you open the file, it will open in the app
you’ve selected as default.
How to change and set a default
web browser
Want every time to open the links
in Google Chrome, Firefox or any other browser instead of Safari? Here is how.
1. Open ‘System
Preferences’ either from Dock or from Finder.
2. On System
Preference window, click ‘General.’
3. Look for the
“Default web browser” settings.
4. Open the
dropdown box of “Default Web browser.”
5. Look for the
web browser you want to use as a default browser.
6. Click on a
‘Browser’ to set it as a default.
Default web browser of your Mac
has been changed. Next time when you’ll click on a link, it will open in your
favorite web browser.
How to change and set your
default email reader
Mail app is the default email
reader of the Mac. But if you have any other best or your favorite email
reader, then you can use it as your default email reader app. Here is how to
change and set a new email reader as default.
1. Open ‘Mail’
either from Dock or from Finder.
2. Click on the
‘About Mail’ at the top corner of Mail window.
3. Click
‘Preferences.’
4. Look for the
“Default Mail Reader” settings.
5. Open the
dropdown box of “Default Mail Reader.”
6. Select the
app you want to set it as your default mail app.
After selecting a new app as
default, you can view and access your email in the new email reader app. That’s
it! Change the default app and open your files, images, songs, videos,
documents, etc. in the app you are comfortable with.
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