![]() Of course, the default application for WEBLOC files can be easily changed back to Safari, but be careful not to change too many other settings. The settings you make will persist even when you uninstall the pane afterwards. These settings panes do not have a reset option.Also, RCDefaultApp may no longer work on Apple Silicon Macs. It works very similar to SwiftDefaultApps (SwiftDefaultApps was modeled after it). It may prove more difficult to install since it is not signed (it appears to be from the days before app signing). This works very similar to the SwiftDefaultApps settings pane. A file selection window will appear where you can Add the browser of your choice. Then click on the Radio Button next to Other … in the Viewer section. In the SwiftDefaultApps settings pane, go to the Uniform Type Identifiers tab and scroll down to the -internet-location entry.The System Settings app will prompt you that the SwiftDefaultApps settings pane needs to be installed before it can be used. ![]() Download the latest SwiftDefaultsApps ZIP file from and doubleclick on the SwiftDefaultApps.prefpane you find inside.There are at least two setting panes that will do the job: Also, I guess this is basically the same answer as the one by Nathan Grigg but with settings panes instead of a CLI app.Ī way of setting a browser of your choice to open WEBLOC files is through a dedicated pane in the System Settings. I am reposting Roy’s solution here hoping that more people will find it useful. I found the following solution in Roy Caratozzolo’s answers to Default browser not working in Ventura 13.1. How can I change the default application for WEBLOC files so they open with the browser of my choice? In the SwiftDefaultApps settings pane, go to the Uniform Type Identifiers tab and scroll down to the -internet-location entry. Needless to say that this particular WEBLOC file is neither locked nor damaged and that I have all the required permissions for the containing folder and the file. The System Settings app will prompt you that the SwiftDefaultApps settings pane needs to be installed before it can be used. ![]() The item is either locked or damaged, or in a folder you don’t have permission to modify (error code -10823). You can’t change the item “Ask Different.webloc” to always open in the selected application. But when I try selecting a different browser, I get the following error message: When I select more than one WEBLOC file at once, the drop down list stops being greyed out. I would like to change it to the browser of my choice, but it appears I am stuck with Safari. It is set to Safari even though I have chosen a different default web browser in the System Preferences. In the Open with: section of the Info window, the drop down list for choosing the default application is greyed out.
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