Change Default Pdf Reader For Mac
Microsoft Edge is not only the default web browser in Windows 10 but also the default PDF reader. This is definitely a good thing as we can finally view PDF files without having to install third-party apps, but it’s more of a basic PDF reader.
If you prefer to have a feature-rich application as the default PDF reader instead of Edge, then you have plenty of options to choose from. In this article, we’ll show you how to change the default PDF reader in Windows 10.
In this tutorial, Luke shows you how to change your default PDF reader on your Mac computer. There are various programs that can be used to read PDFs and you don't have to decide on only one. Making Adobe Reader/Acrobat your default PDF application will make opening your course materials easier. Follow the directions for Mac OS or Windows 8 below. Once you have completed these steps you may need to make changes to Adobe Reader/Acrobat, view our directions for opening secured documents.
Change the Default by Using Open With in File Explorer
Open File Explorer and navigate to a folder containing your PDF file. Right-click on a file and choose “Open with > Choose another app”.
Change Default Pdf Viewer To Preview Mac
A pop-up will appear that will let you choose a program for just one time. Or you can also select the “Always use this app” link to make it permanent. From this window, choose the default PDF reader of your choice.
If the default app is not listed in this window, then you can select a different program located in your PC. Click “More apps”, select an app or scroll down to see “Look for another app in this PC” link. Click this link to browse to the program that you want to set as the default PDF reader, and choose the “Open” button to set it as the default.
Change the Default by Using Default Programs in Control Panel
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Open Control Panel (icon view) and select “Default Programs”. Click the link labelled “Associate a file type or protocol with a program”, and wait for a couple of seconds to load all file types.
Scroll down the list to see .PDF entry. Click on “.PDF” entry, and then click the “Change program” button.
A pop-up will appear that will let you choose an app from the list.
If the default app is not listed in this window, then you can select a different program located in your PC. Click “More apps”, and select an app or scroll down to see “Look for another app in this PC” link. Click this link to browse to the program that you want to set as the default PDF reader, and choose the “Open” button to set it as the default.
Changing the default PDF reader app in Windows is a simple procedure, and that’s all there is to it.
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The default image viewer on Mac is Preview, a stock macOS app that actually originated at NeXT. Preview does many things. On top of letting you view, edit, and annotate images and PDF documents, Preview can also import and export documents to various file formats. It is, for many, a staple.
Being a default photo viewer, Preview will launch automatically if you open any image or PDF document on your Mac. As useful as it is, some users with specific needs will find this behavior more of an annoyance than a helpful feature, and would like to default to other apps for opening images. For example, you might want to make Photoshop your default image viewer and editor. Or maybe you want Pixelmator to be that go-to app.
Fortunately, you can easily change the default image viewer on your Mac. This is how to do just that.
How to stop using Preview as the default photo viewer
Step 1: Click to select an image file you want to open with a different photo viewer or editor. Once it is selected, hit Command + I on your keyboard to bring up the Info panel. Alternatively, you can simply right click on the file, and select Get Info.
Step 2: The Info panel will open with various details about the image. Under the Open With dropdown menu, select the application you want to use as default. It could be Photoshop, or in my case, it is Pixelmator. Assuming you want to apply the change to all similar file types, click Change All to open all documents like this one with the selected application in the future.
Step 3: You will be asked to confirm the change. Click Continue.
Step 4: Depending on your needs, you might have to repeat the process with different file types. In our example above, we are just switching the default image viewer for JPG files, but you’ll need to repeat the process for other files such as GIF, PNG, PDF, etc, depending on your preferences, of course.
You can just as easily revert back to Preview should you want to by simply following the steps above again.
The steps describe above work for any kind of files and applications. You can just as easily make specific file types open in specific apps.
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