Select “System Preferences…” menu from the dropdown. Click on the Apple logo menu showing on the top left corner of the top menu bar.This will be an alternate option instead of setting up “Open with:” from “Get Info” dialog box.
Mac also allows you to setup default browser to open webpages. This is a required option to avoid opening HTML files in Safari for editing instead of the text editor app you use. Note that some applications like FTP software allow you to choose default apps.
Clicking on a link when you received in your email or Messages app will open the webpage in Safari browser. html file, it will open with Google Chrome. However, Safari is the default browser in Mac and here is how it will work if you did not change the “Open with” app in file properties. Let’s say, you have selected Google Chrome as “Always Open With” app for opening. Related: How to hide and view files in Mac? What is the Difference?ĭo not get confused with “Always Open With” and “Default” assignment. You can right click on the file and check “Open with” options to see the default app will showing the app you have selected. Click “Continue” to confirm the change and open the file in the selected app. As you can see, Mac will show you the default app and options to find an app from App Store. Click on the app you from the list and open the file with that app. Choose “Open With” option to see the list of available apps to open the selected file. If you are not using right click on your touchpad, hold the control key and click on the touchpad to open the context menu. Find the file you want to open and right click on it. The first option to open a file with different application is to use the “Open with” option in the context menu. 
Related: How to change default app in Windows? Use Open With from Context Menu In such a case, it will be annoying to use the default app and in this article we will explain how to change default app to open files in Mac. However, you may be using different applications like Google Chrome and want to open webpages with Chrome browser. For example, all HTML webpages will open with Safari browser when you double click on them.
Mac assigns a default application to open each file type.
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