If you don’t like the application associated with any file type (HTML files, for example, which open in your default web browser), you can change it in the same way.ġ. Change Your Mac’s Default App for Other File Types

Apply this change separately for other image types and extensions like PNG or GIF. This change will apply to any images that share this file extension (in this case, “.jpg”). Click the “Continue” button in the pop-up dialog box to apply the change to all images of that file type. This means that every file with this extension will open in the selected application when you double-click the file, or right-click and chose “Open” from the context menu.ħ. Click the “Change All …” button below the Open With dropdown menu to make this application the default application for this file type. Select the application you want to open this type of image with.Ħ. Applications can be overly generous in their claims, so you might see some unexpected applications pop up in this dropdown menu.ĥ. This reveals a list of applications that claim to open this type of file. It’s found near the bottom of the pop-up window.Ĥ.

Locate the “Open With” portion of the Get Info window. Right-click on the file and choose “Get Info” from the resulting context menu.ģ. It’s the same basic process to change the associated app for any file type.ġ. This process will change the default application to open a specific type of image. Confirm in the macOS dialog box by clicking the “Use ‘Firefox'” button.

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