For more, and to learn how to set filetype application defaults in Mac OS X, watch this video tutorial. Oftentimes a friend will send you a PDF, MP3 or some other type of document such as a spreadsheet.

The default Mac applications that come with your new Mac work well enough, but they lack certain features you might be seeking. In general, the default apps aren’t customizable or especially powerful. They’re attractive and effective at their basic job. If you want an application that does something more, you’ll need to find it from a third-party vendor. But once you’ve found an awesome email app, how do you get Mail to go away for good?

You can change your Mac’s default applications, for email and everything else, by following the appropriate instructions below. Change Your Mac’s Default Calendar 1. Open Calendar from the Applications folder or by typing “Calendar” into Spotlight. Open Calendar’s Preferences from the “Calendar” menu in the menu bar. Click the “Default calendar app” dropdown menu. Select your preferred calendar application from the list. Change Your Mac’s Default Mail Reader 1.

Open Mail from the Applications folder or by typing “Mail” into Spotlight. Open Mail’s Preferences from the “Mail” menu in the menu bar. Chose your desired mail app from the “Default email reader” dropdown. You might notice some non-mail applications in there, like iTerm.

It’s a quirk based on how applications identify themselves. Just make sure not to select those apps — iTerm can’t actually work as a functional mail client. Change Your Mac’s Default Web Browser The default system web browser can be set from the “General” pane of System Preferences. Click the dropdown menu next to “Default web browser” and choose your desired default browser. As before, if you see any non-web browser apps in the list, just make sure not to select them.

It’s a bug, not a secret web browser you’ve just unlocked. Book creator for mac. Related: Setting Chrome as your Default Browser You can also change your default browser from within Chrome.

Choose “Preferences” from the Chrome menu in the menu bar. Click “Make Default” under “Default Browser.” 3.

Confirm in the macOS dialog box by clicking the “Use ‘Chrome'” button. Setting Firefox as your Default Browser As in Chrome, you can also change your default browser from within Firefox. Chose “Preferences” from the Firefox menu in the menu bar.

Under “General” click the “Make Default” button. Confirm in the macOS dialog box by clicking the “Use ‘Firefox'” button. Change Your Mac’s Default Image Viewer This process will change the default application to open a specific type of image. It’s the same basic process to change the associated app for any file type. Locate an image file in Finder. Look for extensions like.jpg or.png.