Certain actions that you perform on your Mac will cause default apps to open. For example, clicking a document may open Pages. But what if you want Microsoft Word to open instead? You can also set your default web browser and email reader.
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Jun 25, 2018 The first method to change the icon on a Mac is to swap the icon of an existing folder with some other folder. It is nothing but copying the folder of an icon in.icns format and then paste it to that folder which you want to change. Here is the step by step process. After the script has been created do the following: Find the source app with the icon you want. Get Info of the source app (cmd-i). Click on the icon inside the source app's info window (Not the one in the big Preview section at the bottom, if you have one of those; the little one in the top-left corner.). Copy it (cmd-c)Get Info of the automator script (i.e., the destination app) (cmd-i).
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How to change the default Mac app for specific file types
Now any time you open a file with that extension, the Finder will automatically open it with the app you've selected.
How to set your default web browser
How to set your default email reader
Mail is likely the default email app on your Mac, but just in case you have others downloaded, you can set the default reader. Here's how:
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Updated February 2020: Updated for macOS Catalina!
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