

#Change default program for file type on mac for mac os x
Fixed potential problem following 2005-004 security patches for Mac OS X 10.2 and 10.3.Added support for Uniform Type Identifiers (UTIs) on MacOS X 10.4.Changed to use a sheet for the About information, triggered by a small "i" button.Uses localized descriptions for URL schemes.Disallows setting an application for the "app" extension and related items, as this causes problems.Added "Media" section to allow setting actions when digital cameras and webcams are plugged in.Added "Apps" section to assign multiple extensions etc.Built as a universal binary for use on Intel Macs.Sort application names in the popup menu.Built with a 64-bit Intel binary to work with the Snow Leopard System Preferences.Improved discovery of existing settings.Fixed bug with the File Types tab on Intel machines.Only show one version of an application on 10.4 and above, per system limitation.Added Blank/Video BD (Blu-ray) and DVD Device to the Media pane on MacOS x 10.5 (Leopard and above).Added ability to ignore creator codes for extensions (MacOS X 10.4 and above).RCDefaultApp also allows entries to be disabled, such as URL schemes that have security issues -) RCDefaultApp allows the setting of all of this information, and ties everything Similarly, the digital camera preference is located in Image Capture's preferences, and the webcam preference is a checkbox in iChat's preferences. Have moved to Safari's and Mail's preferences - meaning you have to run those applications if you want toĬhoose to not use them.

In MacOS X 10.3 (Panther), these settings Set the Web and Email applications, but no other URL handlers. Apple's Internet preference pane in MacOS X 10.0 through 10.2 (Jaguar) allowed you to For completeness' sake, there are also settings that mimic the existing "CDs and DVDs" preference pane, which allows setting the action to take when various types of CDs and DVDs are inserted into the computer.įinder's Get Info panel can be used to set the default application for file extensions and file types, but RCDefaultApp also allows setting the application when digital cameras or FireWire webcams such as iSight are connected to the computer. Unknown URL protocol, or a media stream). MacOS X uses the extension andįile type settings to choose the application when opening a file in Finder, while Safari and otherĪpplications use the URL and MIME type settings at other times for content not related to a file (such as an Used for various URL schemes, file extensions, file types, MIME types, and Uniform Type Identifiers (or UTIs MacOS 10.4 only). RCDefaultApp is a Mac OS X 10.2 or higher preference pane that allows a user to set the default application
