Mac Set Default Program For File Type

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A default program is the program that Windows uses when you open a particular type of file, such as a music file, an image, or a webpage. For example, if you have more than one web browser installed on your computer, you can choose one of them to be the default browser. My.avi files are associated with Photos and Videos (the Metro app), which I would like to change to other, more frequently used programs that can only be accessed with the 'Choose default program' option at the bottom of the list.

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Mac Set Default Program For File Type
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Is there any way to make my application default to open certain file types(e.g from Mail app). In this moment it is opened by Preview by default and the application is listed in the Open in.. Howeever, preview has nothing to do with this file type and this application is the only one, that can handle this file type.

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These and other file types open in a default program set by the operating system. The installation procedure of some apps will change the default. They’re not supposed to change the default Mac app for a file type without the user’s agreement. Browsers don’t recognize these files by default. There’s a way to force an association between a file type and an application, but that application still has to recognize the extension. One of the most frustrating things in Mac OS X is setting a default application for various file types. Usually the system does this well but sometimes other programs can change default application handling preferences against your wishes. These are the steps to both change the default app to open one specific file or to change the default app to open all files of one file type. I frequently work with images on my MPR. Typically I just want to view an image instead of edit it so having Preview as my default app makes sense.

So I would like to make my application default for this file type, so Preview will not open it by default. Some google search has revealed that in Mac OSX there is key like LSIsAppleDefaultForType, that can make app default, but I can't find any option for IOS..

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You have to associate you app with the file types you want it to open.You do this by adding some parameters to your Info.plist.

This post explains it:How do I associate file types with an iPhone application?

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