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.
- Set Chrome As Default Browser Mac Pro
- Set Chrome As Default Browser Macbook
- Set Google Chrome As Default Browser On Mac
- Set Chrome As Default Browser Mac Version
Now the Firefox will be set as the default browser on your Mac device. Google Chrome: The process is same. Tap on the three horizontal lines at the top right corner of the browser, go to settings and choose the option ‘Make Google Chrome 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'. 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.
How to change your default web browser
- Make sure that the other web browser is installed.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click General.
- Choose a web browser from the 'Default web browser' menu.
How to change your default email app
- Make sure that the other email app is installed. Although you might be able to use a web browser for email (webmail), a web browser isn't an email app.
- Open the Mail app.
- Choose Mail > Preferences, then click General.
- Choose an email app from the 'Default email reader' menu.
You might be prompted to add an email account before you can change the setting in Mail. If you don't want to do that, check the preferences of the other email app. You might be able to set a default email app from there.
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Change the default web browser or email app on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
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:
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 :
- Open Safari.
- Go to menu Safari > Preferences > General.
- Change ‘Default web browser' to Safari.
- Close the Preferences dialog.
- Re-open the Preferences dialog.
- Change ‘Default web browser' to Chrome.
- 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:
I solved this by calling /usr/bin/open -a '/Applications/Google Chrome.app'
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
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:
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 :
- Open Safari.
- Go to menu Safari > Preferences > General.
- Change ‘Default web browser' to Safari.
- Close the Preferences dialog.
- Re-open the Preferences dialog.
- Change ‘Default web browser' to Chrome.
- 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:
I solved this by calling /usr/bin/open -a '/Applications/Google Chrome.app'
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:
Set Chrome As Default Browser Mac Pro
Here's a helpful visual showing the /usr/bin/open techinque:
Set Chrome As Default Browser Macbook
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…
Set Google Chrome As Default Browser On Mac
Solution no. 9:
My method to set Chrome as a default browser in eclipse is:
Go to Window >> Web browser and then select Chrome.
Set Chrome As Default Browser Mac Version
Hope this helps!
