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How To Change Your Web Browser On A Mac

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With so many third-party applications available on the loose for all kinds of OSes including Android, iOS, Windows, and macOS, it is a mandatory step for the OEM/Software manufacturer to build a specific set of ‘default' applications. These default applications we see on all kinds of devices usually follow a similar design language and are all baked into the operating system, disallowing you to delete or uninstall them.

However, it is pretty much easy for a Windows, Android or even an iOS device to change the default applications, but the process on a Mac is pretty tiresome. Thanks to Apple's thick layer of security, this option is built in but is hid beneath a lot of menus. If you would like to change your default web browser or email client, then you're in the right place. Following is a step-by-step procedure on how you can do so on any Apple device running MacOS.

Change Your Default Web Browser and Email Client

Changing The Web Browser

  1. The first step in changing your web browser is to hop into System Preferences, which is accessible by clicking the Apple Menu on the top left corner of the screen.
  2. Among the many options to choose from, you are interested in the one that reads ‘General‘.
  3. You will notice that there are a lot of options to customize. Scroll down a bit until you find the box that reads ‘Default Web Browser‘, and then choose the web browser of your choice from the list of installed browsers on your Mac.
  4. Click on Ok, and restart your Mac if required.

How To Change Your Web Browser On A Mac

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  • How to change your default web browser Make sure that the other web browser is installed. Choose Apple menu  System Preferences, then click General. Choose a web browser from the 'Default web browser' menu.
  • Some users prefer other web and email apps, however, and if you're one of those users, then you'd likely want to change the default browser and email client on your Mac so that links and new email.

How to make google chrome faster on mac. A Mac user's guide to the Google Chrome browser Though Safari is the default browser for most mac OS users, some have to use Chrome.

Web Browser Download

Aug 27, 2019 The default web browser refers to the web browser that launches when you click a link in another document or email application. When you utilize Spotlight and actually click a specific URL from the Internet, the default web browser will be opened. Any task or operation that launches a URL will open the default web browser. For many Mac users, the term 'web browser' is probably synonymous with 'Safari,' given that Apple's browser is included as the default on all its devices. This is a mistake, though, as.

Mac Default Browser Change

Changing The Email Client

  1. Launch the default mail application on your Mac. This is where you will be changing your preference for a different email client. What an irony.
  2. Click on the ‘Mail‘ menu on the top, and then choose ‘Preferences‘.
  3. This will further open up more menus, but you might be interested in the General tab same as before.
  4. Click on the ‘Default Email Reader‘ option on the General tab and select your preferred email application.
  5. Restart your Mac if needed.

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Good going! Now you know how you can change your default web browser and email clients on a device running OS XmacOS! If you guys have any issues regarding the procedure, the comments section is where we're at!





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