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How do I make Atom my default editor?

Dreamweaver loads up every time I click on a HTML file I want to work on. It would be great if I could swap dreamweaver for atom as the default. I can't figure out how to do this. Currently on OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 and Atom version Version 0.165.0.

Solution

  • There's a detailed description of this here: http://www.macworld.com/article/1154861/changedefaultapp.html

    The general steps:

    • In Finder, right-click an HTML file
    • From the context menu, select Get Info
    • In the dialog that opens, there's an entry for "Open with", which should show DreamWeaver in your case
    • Open the dropdown and select Atom - it should be one of the available options.
    • Click the Change All... button and confirm the change in the popup.