How to change the default browser on your mac

Apple Mac computers, both laptops and desktops, arrive with the Safari browser installed, and also with it set as the default browser that will open any link you press from another app such as Telegram, Messages or any other. Now, did you know that you can set any other web browser of your choice as the default browser in macOS ? The process is extremely simple and next we will see how to carry it out.

Browse how you prefer on your Mac

As you may already know, Safari is the most popular browser among those of us who carry out our personal and professional activity within the Apple environment or ecosystem. The reasons are multiple but basically it is a very fast web browser, capable of synchronizing tabs, bookmarks, history, reading list between all devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad), you can continue from where you left it on other devices with Hand Off, that is, opening a page that you left open on another computer, for example, and more.

Certainly many of these features are also present in other web browsers, such as Chrome or Firefox. Thus, some users may prefer to use a different web browser. Follow the instructions below to learn how to do it on your Mac.

• First, open the System Preferences app, and then tap General. Then tap the drop-down next to "Default Web Browser." As standard, Safari is the one selected in this option, but if you have other browsers installed on your computer, you can choose the one you prefer. Just click on the box and choose the browser of your choice.

From this very moment, every time you press a link in the Mail, Messages, Notes, Pages, Word, Telegram app or anywhere else on your computer, it will open automatically in this browser, instead of in Safari.