To set a PDF viewer as the default on Windows If no other PDF viewer is installed, once Adobe Reader is installed, it becomes the default. To set a preferred PDF viewer as the default.
Newer versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (currently at 19.008.20081) have changed both the wording and the function within Preferences.Instead of unchecking the option to open the Tools Pane by default, the application will now remember whether it was shown or hidden previously. To set adobe reader as the default pdf reader in Mac OS: right click on any pdf file on your Mac OS. Get Info I Open with Adobe Reader I Change ALL I Continue I Done!
I would like to know how to set the .PDF file extension to be associated with Adobe Reader as the default program by setting this via the terminal in Mac OSX 10.8. My reasons for needing to this this via the terminal is due to the fact that i am applying this change on over thirty Macs. Any help is appreciated.
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Devon
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Default Pdf Reader For Mac
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I think this is a user setting, you might need to do this for each user...
Replace 'com.apple.preview' by the CFBundleIdentifier of Adobe Reader (you will find it in the Info.plist of the application).
Be careful, if you run twice the command it might add several to the plist of com.apple.LaunchServices
The file is located here: ~/Library//Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist