The default application is indicated by having (Default) next to its name. The editors and applications that support opening the file are displayed.
To configure the application or editor used to open file you can right click the file in the Solution window and select Open With – Preferences… Editor configuration is saved and will be available on restarting Visual Studio for Mac.Ĭonfiguring the Default Editor or Application.Supports adding a custom application to open a file.Supports changing the default editor used to open a file.The Open With addin provides an Open With dialog that allows you to change the default editor or application used to open a file in a similar way to how this is done in Visual Studio on Windows. With Visual Studio for Mac, whilst you can open a file with a selection of editors and applications, it is not currently possible to change the default editor or add a custom application.
Visual Studio on Windows can be configured to use a different editor to open a file.
