However, as we have commented previously, more and more users are coming to the Mac from a Windows device and therefore, in their day to day they are used to using another web browser, such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox among others, or simply, for personal reasons, the user prefers to use another browser other than Safari.
This is totally understandable and coherent given that it is Apple’s own browser and, in most situations, the one that will work best within the Mac. By default, in macOS the chosen browser is Safari. How can you change the application that your Mac uses by default for certain actions, such as writing an email, opening an image or simply a link to a web page, so that you are the one who decides, and not your Mac, the applications you use on your day by day and in this way, further enhance the magnificent user experience that a device like the Mac offers. That is just what we want to talk to you about in this post, or rather, what we want to tell you about. Therefore, the possibility that each Mac user can choose the applications they want to work with is vital for each to be as productive as possible. Each and every one of the users who use the Mac try to be as productive as possible and, therefore, this purpose is to use those applications with which they are most familiar since, having to use other different applications, in sometimes it can lead to learning time that is not normally available. The Mac is a device that most users use to work or develop projects that demand many hours of use of the device. How to choose default apps to open files Work more comfortably and faster with your applications.Choose another default mail application.Work more comfortably and faster with your applications.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 the drop-down next to Default web browser.Ĭlick the web browser you'd like to use as the default.Click General at the top left of the window.Launch System Preferences from the dock, Finder, or by clicking the Apple icon in the Menu bar.Now, anytime you open a file with that extension, the Finder will automatically open it with the app you've selected. jpg extension (a photo).Ĭlick Open With if the section isn't already expanded.Ĭlick Continue when the Finder asks you if you're sure.
Right-click on a file that uses the file type you'd like to change the default for.jpg (photo), but you can do these steps with plenty of different types of files. You can change default apps for many different types of files in macOS Monterey. How to change the default Mac app for specific file types