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AKS666
Inspiring
May 27, 2025

P: Photoshop 26.7 can't be set as default app for JPGs or TIFs on MacOS

  • May 27, 2025
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This update broke the "default app" on Mac OS again...

After the Update to 26.7 the default app is set to Adobe Acrobat, double clicking JPG or TIF will open the Preview App. 

Photoshop can not be set as default app, it will always be set back to Acrobat. 

Deleting Photoshop and installing Version 26.6.1 lets you set Photoshop as default and keeps it, so it's a problem of 26.7.

I'm using Mac OS Sequoia 15.5

Please fix this, it's extremely annoying. Thanks.

 

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    Daniel Ulysses
    Inspiring
    August 1, 2025

    Yes Sir,
    it just 'hang', dont't start ... or if it does, and I open a file, started working on it, and it just frozed ... had to 'forcr quit' in order to stop it.
    Painful ...

    Have a MacPro, 64 Ram Memory

    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Sameer KCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    August 7, 2025

    Hi All! If you're still seeing this behavior, try these steps:

     

    1 - Please uninstall Photoshop 2025 and Photoshop (beta). Deleting any preferences is not required. 

    2 - Restart your machine. 

    3 - Reinstall Photoshop & Photoshop (beta) & check if the behavior exists. 

     

    Optionally, make sure Photoshop & Photoshop (beta) are added to the full disk access on macOS: https://adobe.ly/4mvJ423

     

    Let me know how it goes. 
    Sameer K
    (Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

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      ppdix
      Known Participant
      July 30, 2025

      it's simple. I can't double click on a jpg, png or any image format and open it in PS 26.9.

      Trying to choose Photoshop 25 as the "open this application to open documents like this one" won't stick. In fact, you can't even choose any Adobe product. It will always open with the "Preview"App instead.

      Downgrading to 26.8.1 works normally. Like on this example.

      I see the same issue on other conversations, Even on Windows.

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      ppdix
      Known Participant
      July 30, 2025

      [cursing removed] is happening with Adobe lately? 

      First, the horrible and useless Lr update a month ago and now you can't even double click on a jpg or heic to open in Photoshop.

      Even going to: get info: open with Photoshop 25 : change all,  won't stick. IT defaults to Lightroom or Illustrator but will only open images on Apple's Preview app!!!!

      [cursing removed] ? 

      Downgrading to PS 26.8.1 works fine...

      Its unbelievable...

      It's like there is no quality control anymore.

       

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      Daniel Ulysses
      Inspiring
      July 30, 2025

      Program faulty,

      very bad ...
      Do NOT INSTALL 

        petrh57204834
        petrh57204834
        Participant
        July 30, 2025

        Agree, for example:

        Selecting area at the image > Generative Fill > and if I want write in the right bar new prompt, it doesnt work > enter > and the prompt is in the name of the layer but generated area is different and didn't use my prompt.  

         

        Solution: Use Photoshop 26.8.1

         

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          Emil-Peter
          Participant
          July 29, 2025

          Manny of the associations no longer work!   That means that if you double click on a .PNG-file it will open in anything BUT Photoshop!  ( Even if you click on INFO of the .PNG-image and change the default  programme to open with to Photoshop.! )  This goes for .PNG, ..TIF and .JPG.   At least... that's what's happening on my Apple Sillicon Mac ( Seqouia 15.5  Photoshop v. 26.9.0 ).    Setting any image to default-open in Photoshop 25.12.4 does work! 

          kglad
          Community Expert
          kgladCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          July 29, 2025

          that's an os issue if you're unable to assign a default opening app for particular file types.  google your os and the problem.

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          beautiful_mindset5EDC
          Participant
          June 17, 2025

          Can not set open defaults for file types, such as .tif, .jpg, .png you can for 2024 but gone this version

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          Community Manager
          AlekeCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          May 27, 2025

          Hi @AKS666 and everyone else on macOS who’s experiencing this
          Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. We really appreciate you taking the time to report the issue with the latest version of Photoshop. Our team has confirmed the problem and will be looking into it as soon as possible.

          Thanks again for your patience while we work on this
          Alek

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