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I've got quite a list of installed application. The result is there are many applications bloating the 'open with' menu.
Is there a way to exclude applications from the 'open with' menu?
If it's possible to exclude applications from both certain file types and from all file types, that would be great.
There is a free utility called Open-With Manager that helps you clean out the unnecessary apps associated with certain file types:
Open-With Manager lets you edit the list of file types a given application thinks it can open. This is most useful with regard to the Finder's "Open with" context menu; and it also affects the way applications behave when you drag files to their Dock symbols.
Behind the scenes, Open-With Manager works in a way that's quite similar to Service Scrubber. And to be perfectly honest, Open-With Manager is in fact Service Scrubber's well-hidden, slightly older twin brother. That's why the restrictions detailed for Service Scrubber in this blog entry apply to Open-With Manager as well. When running on Mac OS X 10.5 or later, Open-With Manager will not edit signed applications.
I use this on Snow Leopard, but I haven’t tested it on Lion. Also, it may take a while for the Open-With menus to reflect the changes made in Open-With Manager, so try waiting or just reboot.
The only way to do this with all file types is to create a service in automator, which actually should make things easier for you.
Delete the default script and replace with the following:
if [ -f "$1" ] ; then
open -a "TextEdit" "$1" ;
fi
Save this file as whatever you want it to show up as in your contextual menu, something like "Open With TextEdit" and you're done, you'll now have the option to open any file with text edit.
It won't be in the open with menu, it will be a separate item in the contextual menu grouped with any other services you have running.
On a side note, if you're developing on a mac you should really think about using a better text editor like TextMate or TextWrangler or Sublime Text, some of these even add the service for you to save you doing all of the above.
Best Answer
No, they're included automatically by the OS, but if you want to reset the file, you can try this:
Type the following command:
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain userRelaunch Finder, click
cmd+alt+escand select Finder and click Relaunch