{"id":31283,"date":"2021-04-26T08:49:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-26T12:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=31283"},"modified":"2022-11-05T11:10:21","modified_gmt":"2022-11-05T15:10:21","slug":"how-to-make-photoshop-your-default-image-editor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/basics\/how-to-make-photoshop-your-default-image-editor\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Photoshop Your Default Image Editor"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"video3\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n      <iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pxEBUSsI9dY\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"summary-novideo\">\n<p>Want to open images into Photoshop just by double-clicking on them? Here's how to make Photoshop your default image editor in Windows 10 and macOS!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"pdf-download-link\">Download the PDF: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/?s2member_file_download=pdf\/photoshop-basics\/Opening_Images-01-Make_Photoshop_Your_Default_Image_Editor.pdf&s2member_skip_confirmation\" title=\"Download PDF\">Make Photoshop Your Default Image Editor<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/div>\n<p>In this tutorial, I show you how to make Photoshop your default image editor in both Windows and on a Mac so you can open JPEG files, PNG files and more directly into Photoshop just by double-clicking on them! We&rsquo;ll start by learning how to change the default image editor in Windows 10 from the Photos app to Photoshop, and then we'll move over to the Mac and change the default image editor in macOS from Preview to Photoshop! <\/p>\n<p>Since this is really more of a Windows and Mac tutorial, whichever version of Photoshop is installed on your computer will work. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/adobe.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1100lrdjJ\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.adobe.com%2Fproducts%2Fphotoshop.html\" title=\"Get Photoshop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get the latest Photoshop version here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Let's get started!<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to make Photoshop your default image editor in Windows 10<\/h2>\n<p>Here's how to make Photoshop your default image editor on a PC running Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/basics\/open-multiple-images-as-layers-in-photoshop\/\" title=\"Learn more\">How to open multiple images as layers in Photoshop<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Navigate to an image on your computer<\/h3>\n<p>First, in Windows, use the File Explorer to navigate to a folder that holds one of your images. I'll use a JPEG image but you can repeat these same steps with other file types like PNG and TIFF.<\/p>\n<p>We know we're looking at a JPEG image by the <q>.jpg<\/q> extension after the file name:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/file-explorer-image-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Navigating to a JPEG image in Windows File Explorer.\" width=\"811\" height=\"415\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Navigating to a JPEG image in Windows.<\/div>\n<h4>How to turn on file extensions in Windows 10<\/h4>\n<p>If you're not seeing the file extension, go up to the <strong>View<\/strong> menu and turn on <strong>File name extension<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/view-file-name-extensions.jpg\" alt=\"Turning on file name extensions in Windows\" width=\"811\" height=\"415\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The <q>File name extension<\/q> option in the View menu.<\/div>\n<h4>The default image editor in Windows 10<\/h4>\n<p>By default in Windows, if we open a JPEG image by double-clicking on its thumbnail:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/double-click-jpg-image-windows.jpg\" alt=\"Double-clicking on the image to open it in Windows\" width=\"809\" height=\"412\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Double-clicking the thumbnail to open the image.<\/div>\n<p>The image opens in the <strong>Photos<\/strong> app, which is not Photoshop and not what we want:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/image-open-in-photos.jpg\" alt=\"The image opens in the Photos app in Windows.\" width=\"801\" height=\"602\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Windows opens the image in the Photos app by default.<\/div>\n<p>If that happens, close the Photos app by clicking the <strong>X<\/strong> in the top right corner:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/close-photos-app.jpg\" alt=\"Closing the Photos app.\" width=\"801\" height=\"158\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Closing the Photos app.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Right-click on the image thumbnail and choose Properties<\/h3>\n<p>To make Windows open all JPEG images in Photoshop, right-click on the image thumbnail:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/right-click-image-thumb-win.jpg\" alt=\"Right-clicking on the JPEG image thumbnail in Windows\" width=\"811\" height=\"415\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Right-clicking on the image thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>And choose <strong>Properties<\/strong> at the bottom of the menu:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/open-image-properties.png\" alt=\"Opening the image Properties in Windows.\" width=\"314\" height=\"183\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Opening the image properties.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Click the Change button and select Photoshop<\/h3>\n<p>In the Properties dialog box, notice that JPEG files are currently set to open with Photos. <\/p>\n<p>To replace Photos with Photoshop as the default image editor for JPEG files, click the <strong>Change<\/strong> button:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/click-change-button.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Change button in the image properties in Windows.\" width=\"417\" height=\"276\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Change button.<\/div>\n<p>Then select the most recent version of Photoshop installed on your computer. As of now, the latest version is <a href=\"https:\/\/clk.tradedoubler.com\/click?p(264303)a(2982769)g(22913540)url(https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/ca\/products\/photoshop.html)\" title=\"Get Photoshop CC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photoshop 2021<\/a>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/choose-photoshop-windows.png\" alt=\"Selecting Photoshop as the new default image editor in Windows.\" width=\"453\" height=\"483\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting Photoshop as the new default image editor.<\/div>\n<p>If Photoshop is not listed, scroll down to the bottom and click <strong>More Apps<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/more-apps.png\" alt=\"Click More Apps if Photoshop is not in the original list.\" width=\"453\" height=\"246\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking <q>More apps<\/q>.<\/div>\n<p>And Photoshop should appear. Click on it to select it and then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/click-ok-windows.png\" alt=\"Selecting Photoshop and clicking OK.\" width=\"451\" height=\"361\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Selecting Photoshop and clicking OK.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Close the Properties<\/h3>\n<p>Back in the Properties dialog box, Photoshop is now set as the default image editor for JPEG files:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/jpegs-open-in-photoshop.png\" alt=\"JPEG files will now open with Photoshop in Windows 10\" width=\"417\" height=\"249\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">JPEG files will now open with Photoshop.<\/div>\n<p>Click OK to close the dialog box:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/close-properties-dialog-box-windows.png\" alt=\"Clicking OK to close the Properties dialog box in Windows 10\" width=\"417\" height=\"172\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking OK to close the Properties dialog box.<\/div>\n<p>And that's all there is to it! You can now double-click on a JPEG image thumbnail in Windows:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/double-click-jpg-image-windows.jpg\" alt=\"Double-clicking on the image to open it in Windows\" width=\"809\" height=\"412\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Double-clicking again on the JPEG image thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>And the image will open directly into Photoshop. Simply repeat these same steps for other file types like PNG and TIFF to set Photoshop as their default editor as well:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/jpeg-image-open-in-photoshop.jpg\" alt=\"Windows now opens JPEG images directly into Photoshop\" width=\"803\" height=\"457\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Windows now opens JPEG images in Photoshop.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">How to make Photoshop your default image editor on a Mac<\/h2>\n<p>Here's how to make Photoshop your default image editor on a Mac running macOS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/basics\/5-ways-move-images-photoshop-documents\/\" title=\"Learn more\">How to move images from one Photoshop document to another<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Navigate to an image on your computer<\/h3>\n<p>First, use Finder to navigate to a folder on your Mac that holds one of your images. I'm using a JPEG image here (with the <q>.jpg<\/q> file extension), but you can repeat these same steps with other file types like PNG and TIFF:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/view-image-mac-finder.jpg\" alt=\"JPEG images now open automatically into Photoshop in Windows 10.\" width=\"809\" height=\"431\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Opening a folder that holds a JPEG image.<\/div>\n<h4>The default image editor in macOS<\/h4>\n<p>By default, if we open a JPEG image on a Mac by double-clicking on its thumbnail:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/double-click-image-mac.jpg\" alt=\"Double-clicking the JPEG image thumbnail to open it in macOS\" width=\"809\" height=\"431\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Double-clicking the thumbnail to open the image.<\/div>\n<p>It opens in the <strong>Preview<\/strong> app, which is not what we want:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/mac-preview-app.jpg\" alt=\"macOS opens images in the Preview app by default.\" width=\"803\" height=\"560\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">masOS opens the image in the Preview app by default.<\/div>\n<p>If that happens, close Preview by going up to the <strong>Preview<\/strong> menu in the Menu Bar and choosing <strong>Quit Preview<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/quit-preview-mac.png\" alt=\"Closing the Preview app in macOS\" width=\"266\" height=\"232\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Preview &gt; Quit Preview.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 2: Right-click on the image thumbnail and choose Get Info<\/h3>\n<p>To have macOS open JPEG files into Photoshop, right-click (or Control-click) on the image thumbnail:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/right-click-image-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Right-clicking on the image thumbnail\" width=\"809\" height=\"431\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Right-clicking (or Control-clicking) on the image thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>And choose <strong>Get Info<\/strong> from the menu:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/choose-get-info-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Get Info command.\" width=\"264\" height=\"121\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing the Get Info command.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 3: Change <q>Open with<\/q> to Photoshop<\/h3>\n<p>In the Info dialog box, notice that JPEG files are set to open with Preview. You may need to twirl the section open to view it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/open-with-preview.png\" alt=\"The Info dialog box in macOS showing Preview as the default image editor.\" width=\"275\" height=\"234\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">JPEG images are set to open in Preview.<\/div>\n<p>Click on Preview and select the newest version of Photoshop installed on your Mac. As of now, the latest version is Photoshop 2021:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/choose-photoshop-mac.png\" alt=\"Setting Photoshop as the new image editor in macOS.\" width=\"274\" height=\"150\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Setting Photoshop as the new image editor.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 4: Click Change All and then Continue<\/h3>\n<p>Then to have all JPEG images open in Photoshop, click the <strong>Change All<\/strong> button:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/change-all-button.png\" alt=\"Clicking the Change All button in the Info dialog box.\" width=\"274\" height=\"161\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Change All button.<\/div>\n<p>And when macOS asks if you're sure, click <strong>Continue<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/confirm-open-jpegs-in-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Confirming that all JPEG files should open in Photoshop on macOS\" width=\"429\" height=\"180\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Confirming that all JPEG files should open in Photoshop.<\/div>\n<h3>Step 5: Close the Info dialog box<\/h3>\n<p>Close the Info dialog box by clicking the red <strong>x<\/strong> icon in the top left:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/close-info-dialog-mac.png\" alt=\"Closing the Info dialog box in macOS\" width=\"274\" height=\"160\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Closing the Info dialog box.<\/div>\n<p>And that's all there is to it! You can now double-click on a JPEG image thumbnail:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/double-click-image-mac.jpg\" alt=\"Double-clicking the JPEG image thumbnail to open it in macOS\" width=\"809\" height=\"431\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Double-clicking again on the image thumbnail.<\/div>\n<p>And macOS will open the image directly into Photoshop. Simply repeat these same steps with PNG, TIFF or other file types to set Photoshop as their default editor as well:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/2021\/default-image-editor\/image-opens-in-photoshop-mac.jpg\" alt=\"macOS now opens JPEG images directly into Photoshop\" width=\"803\" height=\"441\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">macOS now opens JPEG images in Photoshop.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<h3>Where to go next!<\/h3>\n<p>And there we have it! That's how to make Photoshop your default image editor in Windows 10 and macOS!<\/p>\n<p>For more ways to open images in Photoshop, check out the other lessons in my <a href=\"\/basics\/opening-images-photoshop\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Getting Images into Photoshop<\/a> Complete Guide. Or visit my <a href=\"\/basics\/\">Photoshop Basics<\/a> section for more lessons for beginners. And don't forget, all of my tutorials are now available to <a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\" title=\"Learn more\">download as PDFs<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"members-ad\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Get all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a> Download them today!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to open images into Photoshop just by double-clicking on them? 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