Free RCDefaultApp Alternatives

The best free alternative to RCDefaultApp is FileMenu Tools. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked nine alternatives to RCDefaultApp and nine of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to RCDefaultApp are Types, Default Programs Editor, PortableRegistrator and Winaero Context Menu Tuner.

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  1. FileMenu Tools icon
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    Modify the Windows Explorer right-click menu, add built-in utilities, run custom commands, create symbolic links, sync folders with bidirectional deletion, reveal subfolder sizes, manage 'Send to' options, and enable or disable context entries from other apps.

    45 FileMenu Tools alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • File Explorer
     
  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.

    7 Types alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. 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
     
  4. 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
     
  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
     
  6. 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
     
  7.  1 like

    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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