• Set Chrome As Default Browser Mac Terminal
• Make Google Chrome Default Browser
• Google Chrome Default Browser Mac

Duti works great. But not for Chrome. In Using duti to script default applications for Macs, I detail the steps for using duti in general, which works great. It just chokes on setting the default browser. If you try to use duti to set Chrome as the default browser. Launch the Chrome app on the Mac Pull down the Chrome menu and select “Preferences” (also accessible by going to chrome://settings/ from the Chrome app) Look under the initial “Settings” section and go to the bottom Click on “Make Google Chrome my default browser”. If Google Chrome is your default browser on computer, you might get bored of how it looks and behaves over time. To change that, you can customize your Chrome. You can apply themes to change the.

Google Chrome is now set as your default browser. Mac (Apple) Launch the Chrome application on your Mac. On the Menu Bar, select “Chrome' and then select “Preferences” from the drop-down menu options. On the Settings page that displays, scroll down to the “Default Browser” section and click “Make default. Google Chrome is now set as the default web browser app. Saving of changes is automatic. Method 2:Set Google Chrome as Default Browser on Mac. For Mac OS X Yosemite or later If you are using a Mac OS X Yosemite or a later version, follow these steps to set Google Chrome as your default browser: 1. Click on the Apple menu.

Question or issue on macOS:

I think that question is self-explained 🙂

When I browse to Application eclipse send me an error.

How to solve this problem?

Solution no. 1:

Set Chrome As Default Browser Mac Terminal

Make Google Chrome Default Browser

rubdottocom almost got it. The problem is, that the path contains spaces. If you write a new shell script with the following content:

Eclipse can launch a new Chrome instance with it. Sadly, this way it is not possible to open a new tab in an already running instance, as the script exits with the following error message:

Solution no. 2:

The simplest way to get Eclipse to recognize Chrome as the default system browser is :

1. Open Safari.
2. Go to menu Safari > Preferences > General.
3. Change ‘Default web browser’ to Safari.
4. Close the Preferences dialog.
5. Re-open the Preferences dialog.
6. Change ‘Default web browser’ to Chrome.
7. Close the Preferences dialog.

This solution is more general as it applies to any application which chooses the incorrect system browser. (thanks to Kelvin Lawrence at IBM)

I am using Eclipse 4.2.0 on an iMac with OSX Mountain Lion. This also works for Eclipse Kepler on Mountain Lion.

Solution no. 3:

I posted the answer on another question like this on stackoverflow, so here it goes:

I found the solution in a blog’s post that doesn’t exist anymore, it involves configuring the Location to be ‘/usr/bin/open’ and the parameter is ‘%URL%’.

You need to make sure that google chrome is your default browser and it will work properly. This is the only method that worked for me on OSX Lion.

Solution no. 4:

Google Chrome Default Browser Mac

I solved this by calling /usr/bin/open -a '/Applications/Google Chrome.app' <url>

Solution no. 5:

Ooops! I find the answer here: Is there a way to add Google Chrome as an external web browser in Flash Builder Standalone for Mac?

The exact location is:
/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome

It’s annoying that you can’t enter inside to an “Application folder” (AppName.app) through Finder :-S

Oh Wait! It’s not working >_< Safari is opened

Solution no. 6:

you can also try to fix that from eclipse at the menu bar: windows->preferences->general->web browser-> select the radio, Use external web browser and choose your default browser from there. that simple.

Solution no. 7:

Here’s a helpful visual showing the /usr/bin/open techinque:

Solution no. 8:

In Finder, right click on Google Chrome.app, select Show Package Contents and browse down to Contents/Mac OS and drag Google Chrome to the Location in Eclipse’s Edit External Web Browser dialog box. Enter -url %URL% in the field Parameters. This worked for me on Eclipse Indigo on MacOS 10.7, at least when Chrome was not started before…

Solution no. 9:

My method to set Chrome as a default browser in eclipse is:
Go to Window >> Web browser and then select Chrome.

Hope this helps!