Setting default Bitcoin wallet app on OS X

[BitcoinGirl325]

I have 2 Bitcoin wallet apps on my OS X desktop computer: Bitcoin-Qt and Multibit.

Does anybody know how I can tell OS X which one of these apps that I would like to be the default Bitcoin wallet app whenever I click on a "bitcoin:" URL?

Right now, Multibit launches every time I click on a bitcoin link, but for now, I'd like to have the Bitcoin-Qt app launch instead.

Thanks!

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[Lucky Cris]

Wouldn't this be a setting you configure via the browser?

[BitcoinGirl325]

Wouldn't this be a setting you configure via the browser?

I don't see any options within my web browsers' preferences to set the default apps for links. I am looking at Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.

[shorena]

Wouldn't this be a setting you configure via the browser?

No URIs are handled by the OS.

According to this [1] you will need the "RCDefaultApp" [2] to view and edit which application handles which URI.

Notice: I have no Mac around to test this. No have I ever used this app. I have no idea if this works, its just a little google fu to help you. Take care.


[1] http://superuser.com/questions/498943/directory-of-url-schemes-for-mac-apps
[2] http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/

[coynbyer123]

firefox?

click firefox on menu bar

click preferences

click applications icon

click bitcoin in content type column

click use multibit in action column

click use other

click bitcoin-qt in applications folder

click open

close preferences dialog box

[BitcoinGirl325]

Wouldn't this be a setting you configure via the browser?

No URIs are handled by the OS.

According to this [1] you will need the "RCDefaultApp" [2] to view and edit which application handles which URI.

Notice: I have no Mac around to test this. No have I ever used this app. I have no idea if this works, its just a little google fu to help you. Take care.


[1] http://superuser.com/questions/498943/directory-of-url-schemes-for-mac-apps
[2] http://www.rubicode.com/Software/RCDefaultApp/

Thank you for this… I didn't realize that this was called a "URL Handler". This will be very helpful.

[BitcoinGirl325]

firefox?

click firefox on menu bar

click preferences

click applications icon

click bitcoin in content type column

click use multibit in action column

click use other

click bitcoin-qt in applications folder

click open

close preferences dialog box

A-ha!! This worked!! The tricky thing was that "bitcoin" wasn't listed in Firefox's content type column yesterday when I checked this preference. The trick to making this work is to use Firefox (instead of another browser) while clicking on a "bitcoin:" link, and then Firefox will prompt you with a dialog box, asking you if you'd like to add it to the applications preferences. Now I can edit it within Firefox!

Thank you so much for this great tip!

[BitcoinGirl325]

firefox?

click firefox on menu bar

click preferences

click applications icon

click bitcoin in content type column

click use multibit in action column

click use other

click bitcoin-qt in applications folder

click open

close preferences dialog box

A-ha!! This worked!! The tricky thing was that "bitcoin" wasn't listed in Firefox's content type column yesterday when I checked this preference. The trick to making this work is to use Firefox (instead of another browser) while clicking on a "bitcoin:" link, and then Firefox will prompt you with a dialog box, asking you if you'd like to add it to the applications preferences. Now I can edit it within Firefox!

Thank you so much for this great tip!

Oh, I may have spoken too soon. This definitely works within Firefox. But these settings do not apply to the entire OS, because Safari and Chrome are still opening Multibit. I'm going to try downloading that RCDefaultApp app listed above by another forum member.

[coynbyer123]

firefox?

click firefox on menu bar

click preferences

click applications icon

click bitcoin in content type column

click use multibit in action column

click use other

click bitcoin-qt in applications folder

click open

close preferences dialog box

A-ha!! This worked!! The tricky thing was that "bitcoin" wasn't listed in Firefox's content type column yesterday when I checked this preference. The trick to making this work is to use Firefox (instead of another browser) while clicking on a "bitcoin:" link, and then Firefox will prompt you with a dialog box, asking you if you'd like to add it to the applications preferences. Now I can edit it within Firefox!

Thank you so much for this great tip!

Oh, I may have spoken too soon. This definitely works within Firefox. But these settings do not apply to the entire OS, because Safari and Chrome are still opening Multibit. I'm going to try downloading that RCDefaultApp app listed above by another forum member.

correct

firefox calls protocol handler itself

others hand off to OS

if not firefox you have to update ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices.plist

danger to mess with if u dont know what ur doing

better to use program like RCDefaultApp to update it

[BitcoinGirl325]

Thanks so much. I just installed RCDefaultApp, and it worked like a charm!

[monsterbitty]

Thanks so much. I just installed RCDefaultApp, and it worked like a charm!

Nice to hear that finally you got problem solved. It helps many of them who are using 2 apss.