Apr 06, 2007 Do note that making this change will impact all links opened throughout apps in Mac OS X, as all will be redirected to whatever browsing app is set as the default. Changing the Default Web Browser in MacOS, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, OS X Yosemite or Later. Mail is set as the default email program on our Mac, so when we happen to click on an email link in anything (say, our browser), the Mail app automatically opens up and creates an email message. We don't want that, we'd like to be able to designate our chosen email apps (I use Thunderbird, she uses Entourage). How do you change this? ![]() Sponsored Links Step 5: Quit the preference box after saving your email client. Note: While using the “Select” option (as written in Step 4), you will have the Finder window to select the apps stored in any drive of your Mac OS X. Still, we would recommend to store the email clients in Folder, so that you can easily find it using Applications > Folder option. ![]() After you have selected your default email client, you will always land in the selected email client whenever and wherever you click within the Mac. You can always repeat the above steps to change your email clients or restoring the default Mail app. Users are free to download and run any of these browsers alongside Safari but, without action from the user, Safari will remain the default browser in the operating system, meaning that all outside actions which require a Web browser (e.g., clicking a URL in an email, opening a Web location shortcut on your desktop, or opening an online media stream sent via iMessage) will launch Safari instead of your third party browser of choice. Thankfully, you can fix this issue by setting a browser other than Safari as the default for your user account. Here’s how to do it. Change the Default Web Browser in macOS To change your Mac’s default Web browser, first log into your user account and launch System Preferences. When the System Preferences window appears, click on General. In the General preference pane, you’ll see an option labeled Default web browser. By default, this will be set to Safari. Click on the drop-down menu to see a list of installed browsers. If you have multiple versions of a browser installed, they will be listed individually followed by their version number. Also note that applications which can open Web resources, such as media players or virtualization apps, will also be displayed. Be careful with these, however, as they often have limitations which make them unsuitable for the typical Mac user’s default browser. Just click on your Web browser of choice to make it the default selection. The change will be made as soon as you select a browser from the list; there’s no need to log out or reboot in order to save the change. To test your new default Web browser, close System Preferences and open a Web resource, such as a URL, from a non-browser location. For example, you could click on a link someone sent you in Mail, or simply type a URL, such as www.tekrevue.com into a new rich text TextEdit document. When you click the URL, macOS should launch your new default Web browser instead of Safari. Making this change doesn’t remove Safari, of course. Apple’s browser will remain available to launch and use manually when needed. If you ever want to revert your default browser back to Safari, or change to another third party browser in the future, simply return to System Preferences > General and make the appropriate change in the drop-down menu. Want news and tips from TekRevue delivered directly to your inbox? Sign up for the TekRevue Weekly Digest using the box below. Get tips, reviews, news, and giveaways reserved exclusively for subscribers.
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