If you want a different app to always open a particular file type, here's how to do it.

Do you want to open a file type or link with a specific app? Here's how to change the default app settings on Windows 11.

How to change the default apps that open files For a longer-term solution you’ll need to go through individual applications and change them manually.

Apps that open files In macOS, you can change what app opens a specific file type from the file itself. Right-click a file that you want to change the default app that opens, and select Get Info.

There's another way you can change a file type's associated app in macOS: Right-click (or Ctrl-click) on the file in a Finder window and select Get Info.

Microsoft has made it harder to choose which apps handle standard file types. Follow these steps to set default apps for all your documents, images, music files, and more.

If you can't change default app by file type in Windows 11/10, then reset the problematic app, remove file type association, etc.

By default, Safari's Download Manager saves files in the "Downloads" section of the Files app, but you can easily customize the storage location by following these steps. Launch the Settings app.

In Samsung's My Files app, tap on the three-dot menu icon and then select "Sort by." In the Files app on a Pixel phone, tap on the "Modified" text to change how the app sorts your files.