From now on, all files of that type will open with the default app you selected. That’s it. You’ve overcome the tyranny of default apps and are now ready to forge an existence on your own terms.

Arc is a great open source app for cross-platform file sharing. Before we get into it, do note that Arc is still in beta. So, you may stumble upon some problems, ...

If you right-click a file and select Open With, a list of apps macOS thinks will work with it will be created, which can be used to open the alternative app for this particular instance.

The free doctape Viewer iOS app lets you open more than 80 different file types using an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The app is very useful, but CIO.com blogger James A. Martin found a few drawbacks.

If the app that you want to use to open the file type is greyed out, it's because macOS doesn't think there's a valid association between the two. In most cases this is correct, ...