Is it possible to get a list of applications installed on the users computer that could be used to open a file (in my case an image), similar to the list shown through the Finder’s “Open With…” menu?
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Is it possible to get a list of applications installed on the users computer that could be used to open a file (in my case an image), similar to the list shown through the Finder’s “Open With…” menu?
Are you looking for a programatic or scripting solution? Programatically, look at Launch Services (
LSCopyAllRoleHandlersForContentType()for instance). For scripting, you probably wantlsregisterwhich is buried down inDon’t let its location in the docs fool you. It in the Carbon docs, but it’s actually CoreServices, which is not deprecated.