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 more than 10 alternatives to RCDefaultApp for Windows, Mac,.NET Framework and Windows Explorer. The best RCDefaultApp alternative is FileMenu Tools, which is free. Other great apps like RCDefaultApp are Types, Default Programs Editor, FileTypesMan and Gunners File Type Editor.

RCDefaultApp alternatives are mainly Shells but may also be System Tweakers or Shell Extensions. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of RCDefaultApp.

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RCDefaultApp

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RCDefaultApp is a Mac OS X 10.2 or higher preference pane that allows a user to set the default application used for...

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FileMenu Tools
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Freemium • Proprietary
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Windows
Windows Explorer
49 FileMenu Tools alternatives
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...
- - FileMenu Tools is the most popular Windows alternative to RCDefaultApp.
- - FileMenu Tools is the most popular free alternative to RCDefaultApp.
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FileMenu Tools Features
1. PortableFileMenu Tools can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Windows Explorer ExtensionFileMenu Tools can extend Windows Explorer in various ways, for example add context menu options, etc..
Context Menu
Customize Windows
Timestamps
Folder Sync
Change File Dates
Multiple languages
Symbolic links
Types
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Free • Open Source
Windows
7 Types alternatives
“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.
- - Types is the most popular Open Source alternative to RCDefaultApp.
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Default Programs Editor
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Free • Proprietary
System Tweaker
Shell
Windows
.NET Framework
7 Default Programs Editor alternatives
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.
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Default Programs Editor Features
1. PortableDefault Programs Editor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Autoplay
Context Menu
Customize Windows
Discontinued
Last update: March 11, 2018 (version 2.7.2676.2142)
FileTypesMan
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
5 FileTypesMan alternatives
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.
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FileTypesMan Features
1. PortableFileTypesMan can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsFileTypesMan can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Configuration
Gunners File Type Editor
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Free • Proprietary
Shell
Windows
7 Gunners File Type Editor alternatives
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 .
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Gunners File Type Editor Features
1. PortableGunners File Type Editor can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Discontinued
Latest version 3.1.4.8 released on Jul. 9, 2010.
Winaero Context Menu Tuner
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
13 Winaero Context Menu Tuner alternatives
Context Menu Tuner is an application which allows you to customize Explorer's context menu in Windows 10, Windows 7, 8 and 8.1.
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Winaero Context Menu Tuner Features
1. PortableWinaero Context Menu Tuner can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
SwiftDefaultApps
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Free • Open Source
Mac
2 SwiftDefaultApps alternatives
Replacement for RCDefaultApp, written for macOS Sierra, in Swift 3.
- - SwiftDefaultApps is the most popular Mac alternative to RCDefaultApp.
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SwiftDefaultApps Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsSwiftDefaultApps can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Configuration
Discontinued
No update for two years, functionality partly broken
PortableRegistrator
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Free • Open Source
System Tweaker
Windows
4 PortableRegistrator alternatives
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
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PortableRegistrator Features
1. PortablePortableRegistrator can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Customize Windows
Duti
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Free • Open Source
Mac
2 Duti alternatives
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
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LinCastor
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
1 LinCastor alternatives
Allows you to handle custom URL schemes or x-callbacks and file name extensions using AppleScript or shell script action.
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