Cristopher Thomas
crisnoh@gmail.com
Shaun McCance
shaunm@gnome.org
Open files using an application that isn’t the default one for that
type of file. You can change the default too.
Open files with other applications
When you double-click (or middle-click) a file in the file manager, it
will be opened with the default application for that file type. You can open
it in a different application, search online for applications, or set the
default application for all files of the same type.
To open a file with an application other than the default, right-click
the file and select the application you want from the top of the menu. If
you do not see the application you want, select Open With Other
Application. By default, the file manager only shows applications that
are known to handle the file. To look through all the applications on your
computer, click View All Applications.
If you still cannot find the application you want, you can search for
more applications by clicking Find New Applications. The
file manager will search online for packages containing applications
that are known to handle files of that type.
Change the default application
You can change the default application that is used to open files of a
given type. This will allow you to open your preferred application when you
double-click to open a file. For example, you might want your favorite music
player to open when you double-click an MP3 file.
Select a file of the type whose default application you want to
change. For example, to change which application is used to open MP3 files,
select a .mp3 file.
Right-click the file and select Properties.
Select the Open With tab.
Select the application you want and click
Set as default.
If Other Applications contains an application you sometimes
want to use, but do not want to make the default, select that application
and click Add. This will add it to Recommended
Applications. You will then be able to use this application by
right-clicking the file and selecting it from the list.
This changes the default application not just for the selected file,
but for all files with the same type.