
- #HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC HOW TO#
- #HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC MAC OS X#
- #HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC PDF#
- #HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC CODE#
- #HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC MAC#
I have done it for php you can do it for any other filetype you wish and also for any other texteditor you wish. To this line below - php "C:\Program Files (x86)\Brackets\Brackets.exe" In order to open php file in my default editor from FTP I changed below line php C:\Windows\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE php file from ftp in my default text editor but its associated with notepad.exe that's why it was not opening. You can see in above screenshot some of my filetypes are associated still with notedpad.exe. Step 5 - In Settings Window that you opened in step 1 -> Click on FileTypeAssociations -> It will show list of all files extensions configured to open in specific text editor. If your's Specific files like php files, cfm files, css files or js files still not opening in your default editor Then WAIT THERE IS ONE MORE Step you need to follow Step 4: Then Click on Ok Button to close Settings Wizard.


In my use I am using "Brackets" Text Editor So I navigated to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Brackets\Brackets.exe" that is installation directory of my text editor. Step 3: In Browse Window Navigate to Installation Directory of your TextEditor You wish to use.
#HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC CODE#
Step 2: In Settings Window Click on "Use Custom Editor" Radio Button -> Then Click on Browse Button To Choose your Default Text Editor / Code Editor. Under Edit Submenu Click on Settings ( As Shown in Screenshot Below)
#HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC MAC#
By default, your Mac will open it with TextEdit, Apple’s built-in simple text-editing app.

#HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC PDF#
#HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC MAC OS X#
Some common “I’d rather use this App when I open this kind of file” scenarios are: This works the same to set Preview as the default pdf viewer in all versions of Mac OS: From the Mac OS X desktop or Finder, find a PDF file and hit Command+i to Get Info on the file. To open all files of this type with this app, click Change All. Click the pop-up menu, then choose the app. Choose File>Get Info From the Open with: drop down menu, select your preferred application. In the Info window, click the arrow next to Open with. You can also Control-click the file, then choose Get Info. Select the file, then choose File > Get Info.
#HOW TO SET DEFAULT PROGRAM TO OPEN FILES ON A MAC HOW TO#
You know how when you double-click a PNG file it opens in Preview? What if you want it to open in Photoshop by default instead? This guide shows you how to to just that – change the default App that’s used when you open a file. On your Mac, click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window. This detailed guide will take you step by step through the process of changing the ‘default programs’ on your Mac.
