RCDefaultApp Alternatives

RCDefaultApp is described as 'Mac OS X 10.2 or higher preference pane that allows a user to set the default application used for various URL schemes, file extensions, file types, MIME types, and Uniform Type Identifiers (or UTIs; MacOS 10.4 only)' and is an app. There are nine alternatives to RCDefaultApp for Windows, Mac, .NET Framework and File Explorer. The best RCDefaultApp alternative is FileMenu Tools, which is free. Other great apps like RCDefaultApp are Types, PortableRegistrator, Default Programs Editor and Winaero Context Menu Tuner.

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  1. FileMenu Tools icon
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    FileMenu Tools lets you customize the context (right-click) menu of Windows Explorer. The application adds built-in utilities to perform operations on files and folders and adds customized commands that let users run external applications, copy/move to a specific folder or...

    44 FileMenu Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Explorer
     
    • FileMenu Tools is the most popular Windows alternative to RCDefaultApp.

    • FileMenu Tools is the most popular free alternative to RCDefaultApp.

    • FileMenu Tools is Freemium and ProprietaryRCDefaultApp is Free and Proprietary
  2. Types icon
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    “Types” is a free and lightweight utility for Windows that allows you to edit program associations, icons, context menus and other properties of various file types displayed in Explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Types is the most popular Open Source alternative to RCDefaultApp.

    • Types is Free and Open SourceRCDefaultApp is Free and Proprietary
    • Types is LightweightRCDefaultApp is not according to our users
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    Easily register any portable app as a default program in Windows. This will allow you to directly open weblinks (http/https URLs) with the portable browser of your choice

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Default Programs Editor is a powerful but simple file association utility for Windows 7, Vista and XP. This free utility has three main functions: context menu editor, auto-play editor, and default programs association editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
  5. FileTypesMan icon
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    FileTypesMan is an alternative to the File Types tab in the Folder Options of Windows. It displays the list of all file extensions and types registered on your computer.

    5 FileTypesMan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Gunners File Type Editor allows you to you to create/modify various properties for file extensions. Each user can have different properties for a file extension. For example, the default program to open .txt files when you double click on a file with the .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Replacement for RCDefaultApp, written for macOS Sierra, in Swift 3.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • SwiftDefaultApps is the most popular Mac alternative to RCDefaultApp.

    • SwiftDefaultApps is Free and Open SourceRCDefaultApp is Free and Proprietary
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    duti is a command-line utility capable of setting default applications for various document types on macOS, using Apple's Uniform Type Identifiers (UTI).

    It's the CLI analog to RCDefaultApps and SwiftDefaultApps

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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