Comments on: Make VLC the default player (OS X)

Question: Make VLC the default player (OS X)

rossination — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:27:01 -0800

How do I set up VLC to become the default player in OS X Tiger? I've tried right clicking a file and selecting "VLC" then clicking "always use this program", but it seems to only make that association for the particular file, not for all of that type (.avi and .wmv, in this case). I know how to do this in Windows, but it seems to be trickier on a Mac. Or maybe I'm just stupid.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:36:38 -0800

Right click, Get Info, Open With section, Change All button.

(And if you're really lucky, it won't be disabled.)

By: rossination

rossination — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 19:41:39 -0800

Thank you...

By: Popular Ethics

Popular Ethics — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 20:45:43 -0800

File associations work differently on a mac than on windows. The association is stored in the document primarily. The "open all with" registry is only used in special circumstances (like when the file doesn't include an association, or .html files, or types for which you've hit open with->change all). This prevents applications from hijacking your associations (remember the mini media file war in the 90s between quicktime, wmp, and real player? Won't happen on the mac). More info.

By: rossination

rossination — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:21:44 -0800

Oh, ok. That media file war was one of the things that made me switch to a freakin' mac in the first place. Thanks, Apple!