Tag: choosy

I have been using Choosy for a very long time (a quick search through my email revealed that I started using the beta in 2008 and bought my license in 2009).

Today I discovered a way of using Choosy to pop up a selector for any file type.

Some time ago I added a rule to Choosy that gave me the option to edit a local .html file using Sublime Text in addition to selecting a web browser to open it in.

Here is how to do it:

1. Create an alias of ~/Library/PreferencePanes/Choosy.prefPane/Contents/Resources/Choosy.app (if you have installed Choosy all users remove the initial ~) and put it in your Applications folder.
2. Create a rule in Choosy in the advanced tab
3. Set the rule trigger to require that all the following conditions are true:
   • Web address begins with file://
   • Web address ends with <file extension> (replace <file extension> with the file extension of your choosing, e.g. pdf).
4. Set the action to be “Promt to select from these browsers…”
5. Select the applications you want to be able to choose from (they need not be browsers).
6. In Finder right click a file that has the extension you just created a rule for, choose Get Info and change the Open with application to the Choosy.app alias you added to your Applications folder.
7. Click “Change All...” so that all files with that extension are affected.

Thats it! Now when you click a file with that extension, it will open in Choosy, which in turn will show you the app selection popup. Below is a screenshot of my PDF rule: