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Learn how to make Adobe Photoshop your default image viewer and editor for popular file formats like JPEG, PNG and TIFF, as well as Photoshop's own PSD format, in Mac OS X.
Even though every copy of Photoshop, whether it's a standalone version or part of a Creative Cloud subscription, includes a free and powerful file management program called Adobe Bridge, many Mac users still prefer the Finder for locating and opening their images.
While there's nothing technically wrong with that, there is one annoying problem; Mac OS X, at least by default, ignores Photoshop when we open images directly from within a Finder window. Instead, it prefers to open them in Apple's own Preview app with its basic and very limited set of image editing features. Since Photoshop is obviously our editor of choice, let's learn how to easily configure Mac OS X so that our images will automatically open for us in Photoshop every time.
Note that this tutorial is specifically for Mac users. For the PC version, see Make Photoshop Your Default Image Editor in Windows 10.
- Plug-ins from earlier versions of Photoshop CC are not migrated to Photoshop CC 2015.5. After you install Photoshop CC 2015.5, install the latest versions of the plug-ins directly from the manufacturer's website. For your convenience, we have compiled a list of third party plug-ins for Photoshop, along with their download locations, here.
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This is lesson 2 of 10 in Chapter 2 - Opening Images into Photoshop.
Turning On File Name Extensions
First, navigate to a folder on your Mac that contains one or more images. Here, I've opened a folder that's sitting on my Desktop. Inside the folder are four image files. Starting from the left, we have a PNG file, a JPEG file, a Photoshop PSD file, and a TIFF file. How do we know which file type we're looking at? We know because of the three letter extension at the end of each name:
A Finder window showing four image files.
If you're not seeing the extensions at the end of your file names, go up to the Finder menu in the top left of your screen and choose Preferences:
This opens the Finder Preferences dialog box. Click the Advanced tab at the top, then select Show all filename extensions by clicking inside its checkbox. Close the dialog box when you're done. You should now see the file extensions listed at the end of your file names:
Click the Advanced tab, then check 'Show all filename extensions'.
The Default Image Viewer
Let's try opening one of the images to see what happens. I'll double-click on my JPEG image ('fashion.jpg') to open it:
Opening a photo by double-clicking on its thumbnail.
Even though I have the latest version of Photoshop installed, and even though Photoshop just happens to be the world's most powerful image editor, Mac OS X completely ignores it and instead opens my photo in its own Preview app (fashion photo from Adobe Stock):
Preview has a few image editing features, but it's no Photoshop.
That's obviously not what I wanted so I'll close out of the Preview app by going up to the Preview menu at the top of the screen and choosing Quit Preview:
Making Photoshop The Default Image Viewer And Editor
So how do we tell Mac OS X to open this image in Photoshop instead of in Preview? And more importantly, how to we tell it to use Photoshop not just for this one image this one time but for every JPEG image we open in the future? It's actually very easy to do. First, Control-click on a JPEG image you want to open:
Control-clicking on the JPEG photo's thumbnail.
Then choose Get Info from the menu that appears:
A long, narrow Info dialog box will open full of details about the image. Look for the section that says Open with. You may need to click the small arrow to the left of the section's name to twirl it open. This section tells us which program Mac OS X is currently using to open JPEG files. By default, it's set to Preview:
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Preview is currently our default image editor.
Click on 'Preview.app' to open a list of other apps currently installed on your system and choose Adobe Photoshop from the list. If you have more than one version of Photoshop installed, choose the most recent version. Again, at the time I'm writing this, the most recent version is CC 2015.5:
There's just one step remaining. To set Photoshop as the new default app for opening all JPEG files, not just this one, click the Change All button:
Clicking 'Change All'.
You'll be asked if you're sure you want to open all JPEG files (that is, all files with a '.jpg' extension) with Photoshop. Click Continue to confirm it:
You can close out of the Info dialog box at this point, and that's all there is to it! Photoshop is now set to open all of your JPEG files. I'll double-click once again on my JPEG image in the Finder window:
Opening the same photo again.
And sure enough, instead of opening in the Preview app as it did before, this time the photo opens for me in my latest version of Photoshop:
Photoshop is now my default image editor for JPEG files.
PNG Files
So far, so good. We've set Photoshop as the default app for opening JPEG files. But we still need to set Photoshop as the default app for opening the other file types as well, so let's run through the steps quickly. I'll return to my Finder window, then I'll Control-click on my PNG file ('butterfly.png') and choose Get Info from the menu:
Control-clicking on the PNG file and choosing 'Get Info'.
This opens the Info dialog box where we see that Preview, not Photoshop, is currently set as the default app for opening PNG files:
I'll click on 'Preview.app' and select my latest version of Photoshop from the list. Then, to set Photoshop as the default app for all PNG files, I'll click Change All:
Changing 'Open with' to Photoshop, then clicking 'Change All'.
I'll confirm that I want all PNG files to open in Photoshop by clicking Continue:
Then I'll close out of the Info dialog box. And now, when I open my PNG file from my Finder window by double-clicking on its thumbnail, the image opens in Photoshop, as will all PNG files from now on (butterfly design from Adobe Stock):
The PNG file opens in Photoshop. Image credit: Adobe Stock.
TIFF Files
Let's do the same thing for TIFF files. I'll return once again to my Finder window where I'll Control-click on my TIFF image ('portrait.tif'). Then, I'll choose Get Info from the menu:
Control-clicking on the TIFF file and choosing 'Get Info'.
In the Info dialog box, we see that just like with the JPEG and PNG files, Mac OS X is using Preview to open TIFF files. It's possible that your system may have a different app selected so don't worry if it does. All that matters is that we change it to Photoshop:
I'll once again click on 'Preview.app' and select my latest version of Photoshop from the list. Then I'll make the change apply to all TIFF files by clicking Change All:
Changing 'Open with' to Photoshop, then clicking 'Change All', this time for TIFF files.
I'll click Continue to confirm the change:
Then I'll close out of the Info dialog box. And now when I double-click on my TIFF file to open it in the Finder window, we see that it opens automatically in Photoshop (portrait photo from Adobe Stock):
The TIFF file opens in Photoshop. Image credit: Adobe Stock.
PSD Files
Finally, while Mac OS X will usually set Photoshop as the default app for opening PSD files (since PSD is Photoshop’s native file format), it still never hurts to check. Plus, if you have multiple versions of Photoshop installed on your computer, it’s worth making sure that your PSD files will open in the newest version, as we're about to see.
I'll return one last time to my Finder window where I'll Control-click on my PSD file ('performer.psd') and choose Get Info:
Control-clicking on the PSD file and choosing 'Get Info'.
In the Info dialog box, we see that sure enough, Mac OS X is using Photoshop to open PSD files. But, there's a problem. I still have older versions of Photoshop installed on my system, and Mac OS X has chosen one of the older versions, not the newest version. Here we see that it's set to use Photoshop CC 2014, while the newest version (at the time I'm writing this) is CC 2015.5:
Photoshop is set to open PSD files, but it's the wrong version of Photoshop.
I'll click on 'Adobe Photoshop CC 2014.app' and choose the latest version of Photoshop from the list:
Then, as I've done with the other file types, I'll make the change apply to all PSD files by clicking Change All:
Clicking 'Change All'.
I'll click Continue to confirm the change:
Then I'll close out of the Info dialog box. And now when I double-click on my PSD file in the Finder window, it opens automatically in my latest version of Photoshop (performer photo from Adobe Stock):
The PSD file opens in Photoshop. Image credit: Adobe Stock.
Where to go next..
And there we have it! That's how to make Photoshop your default image editor in Mac OS X! If you're also a Windows user, learn how to make Photoshop your default image editor in Windows 10.
In the next lesson in this chapter, we'll learn how to create a new document in Photoshop using the redesigned New Document dialog box!
Or check out any of the other lessons in this chapter:
- 02. Make Photoshop your default image editor in Mac OS X
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Paco43Paco43 67 posts Likes: 1 Joined Feb 2009 Location: Temecula Ca | I get a Photoshop CC 2015.5 has stopped working after upgrade, anyone else have this problem? Called Adobe, he reset to 2015.0, could barely understand him, Lavasoft cp is the problem.Haven't a clue what Lavasoft is. Thanks Canon 7DMK2, Canon 70-200 f2.8L IS, Canon 24-105 f4L, Canon 70-300 f4.0, Canon 50 f1.4, Sigma 18-50 f3.5, EF 2x II, Speedlite 580EX II, Canon SX710 IS, Canon VIXIA HV30, Canon Macro 100 f2.8 L IS LOG IN TO REPLY |
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DagoImagingDagoImaging 1,939 posts Gallery: 20 photos Likes: 1192 Joined Nov 2012 | From a quick google search, Lavasoft is a virus protection software and it might be on your system unknowingly. Go into your computer and search for it, recommended would be to use Control Panel and then Programs and Features. Let the list populate and look for it. https://ngdatsitelite.weebly.com/pages-download-for-mac-os-x.html. If it's there, uninstall it. Reboot and try PS again. Sony a6300/ 16-70/4 / 70-200/4 G / Sony HVL-60M LOG IN TO REPLY |
kirktkirkt 6,086 posts Gallery: 5 photos Likes: 882 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA | Jun 21, 2016 19:06 as a reply to @DagoImaging's post | #3 And remember, when you decide to upgrade to 2015.5, use the Advanced options and uncheck the installer's default behavior of removing old versions (unless yo want them removed). You will also have to reinstall all of your plug-ins. http://blogs.adobe.com …2015-5-now-available.html kirk Kirk --- images: http://kirkt.smugmug.com LOG IN TO REPLY |
kirktkirkt 6,086 posts Gallery: 5 photos Likes: 882 Joined Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia, PA USA | Here is some very helpful information from HTM Panel/Extension developer Davide Barranca about the newest version of Photoshop CC 2015.5: http://www.davidebarranca.com …15-5-2016-survival-guide/ Of particular note is the common plug-in folder that was mentioned in the previous Adobe blog post I linked above - the common plug-in folder is: I was fortunate enough to be able to simply drag my plug-ins from my old CC2015 install into this system level folder and now both versions of PS on my machine can access all of the plug-ins, with none of the plug-ins residing in the local plug-ins folder inside of each separate application. kirk Kirk --- images: http://kirkt.smugmug.com LOG IN TO REPLY |
ShotByTomShotByTom 3,042 posts Gallery: 23 photos Likes: 126 Joined Aug 2005 Location: Indianapolis Post edited over 4 years ago by ShotByTom. | Jun 22, 2016 09:53 | #5 My photoshop still works, but for some reason changed photoshop CC 2015.5 to a trial subscription and is asking me to buy it, while LR, BR and Camera Raw are still show up as part of my subscription. I'm working with Tech Support now. So, my problem was caused by a bootleg version of Adobe Acrobat X that I purchased. The guy that installed it made some entries into my host file that caused the problem..I should know better than to buy 'used' software. Gear Website LOG IN TO REPLY |
tzalmantzalman 13,488 posts Likes: 202 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Gesher Haziv, Israel | kirkt wrote in post #18046789 Here is some very helpful information from HTM Panel/Extension developer Davide Barranca about the newest version of Photoshop CC 2015.5: http://www.davidebarranca.com …15-5-2016-survival-guide/ Of particular note is the common plug-in folder that was mentioned in the previous Adobe blog post I linked above - the common plug-in folder is: I was fortunate enough to be able to simply drag my plug-ins from my old CC2015 install into this system level folder and now both versions of PS on my machine can access all of the plug-ins, with none of the plug-ins residing in the local plug-ins folder inside of each separate application. kirk Thanx, Kirk. That saved me some work, I reckon. Elie / אלי LOG IN TO REPLY |
showtm490showtm490 954 posts Gallery: 136 photos Likes: 904 Joined May 2007 Location: Forsyth GA | Normally my CC lets me know when I open PS or LR there's an update but I haven't seen one yet. Where can I find it? JohnBphotography.net Flickr Sony A7 III with Grip - Canon 5D3 with Grip - Canon 16-35 f4 IS - Tamron 28-75 f2.8 - Canon 50 f1.4 - Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS II - Canon 430EX - Flashpoint XPLOR600 - AB 47' Octa LOG IN TO REPLY |
Merlin_AZMerlin_AZ 872 posts Likes: 17 Joined Mar 2010 | Jun 22, 2016 17:52 as a reply to @showtm490's post | #8 Open the Creative Cloud app. It will show at the top. LOG IN TO REPLY |
KlipheKliphe 387 posts Gallery: 37 photos Best ofs: 1 Likes: 1412 Joined Jun 2010 Location: Canyon, Tx | I cannot open the CC app. I tried re-installing it, but nothing happens. Always be ready to give reason for your hope LOG IN TO REPLY |
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showtm490showtm490 954 posts Gallery: 136 photos Likes: 904 Joined May 2007 Location: Forsyth GA | I can't find my CC. It shows it's loaded in my programs but I can't find anywhere to access it. When I click on it, it takes me to redownload. JohnBphotography.net Flickr Sony A7 III with Grip - Canon 5D3 with Grip - Canon 16-35 f4 IS - Tamron 28-75 f2.8 - Canon 50 f1.4 - Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS II - Canon 430EX - Flashpoint XPLOR600 - AB 47' Octa LOG IN TO REPLY |
tzalmantzalman 13,488 posts Likes: 202 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Gesher Haziv, Israel | showtm490 wrote in post #18047393 I can't find my CC. It shows it's loaded in my programs but I can't find anywhere to access it. When I click on it, it takes me to redownload. How about if you navigate to C:/Program Files (x86)/Adobe/Adobe Creative Cloud/ACC and double-click on the .exe file (the one with the red icon)? Elie / אלי LOG IN TO REPLY |
showtm490showtm490 954 posts Gallery: 136 photos Likes: 904 Joined May 2007 Location: Forsyth GA | I ended up re-download CC as it said mine was missing some data. It's running it's course at the moment. JohnBphotography.net Flickr Sony A7 III with Grip - Canon 5D3 with Grip - Canon 16-35 f4 IS - Tamron 28-75 f2.8 - Canon 50 f1.4 - Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS II - Canon 430EX - Flashpoint XPLOR600 - AB 47' Octa LOG IN TO REPLY |
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groundloopgroundloop 983 posts Likes: 37 Joined Jun 2012 Post edited over 4 years ago by groundloop. | Jun 23, 2016 10:31 | #13 showtm490 wrote in post #18047730 I ended up re-download CC as it said mine was missing some data. It's running it's course at the moment. That seems to solve a lot of issues. I had to do that recently as well, uninstalling CC and re-downloading it fixed everything. LOG IN TO REPLY |
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