Set Default App For File Type Mac Launch System

In OS X, Apples Preview is the default application for opening a number of file types, including PDFs.

While versatile, Preview will NOT allow you to make changes to PDFs with editable content.

Follow these instructions to set Adobe Acrobat Reader as the default application for opening PDF files.

However, it is possible to change the default app that opens a file.

For example, for presentations made with PowerPoint always open with Keynote.

For example, use VLC to open all.avi files instead of QuickTime, which will not play them.

From the context menu, select Open with Other A new window will appear for you to select an app with which to open the selected file.

In our example, we are going to select Keynote, even though, as you see in the above image, it already appears in the conceptual menu because I recently used it precisely for this type of file.

Search and select the app you want to use (Keynote, in this case).

Check the Always open with this application box.

Press Open. The selected file will open with the app that you have indicated but, most importantly, it is that whenever you want to open that type of.

Set Default App For File Type Mac Launch System

How to set your default web browser on Mac Launch System Preferences from the dock, Finder, or by clicking the button.

How to set your default email reader on Mac Mail is likely the default email app on your Mac, but just in case you have others downloaded, you can set the default reader.

Click Preferences.

Click the drop-down next to Default Mail Reader.

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