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I would need a powerful way to open default applications. Not only to register them to extension/mime type (like duti), but also to be able to change default application depending on the asked resource.
For example, my default url application is Chrome. But I want to open Safari if URL link contains some specific word (e.g. related to my work or other project).
Is there any application on Mac that can help me with this? Thank you!
Problem identified. My machine only runs 32-bit at the moment. The latest versions of Tiled are 64-bit, and Gideros is all 64-bit. After a redownload and some minor glitches, Pixen seems to work fine. I downloaded an operational albeit outdated version of Tiled in the mean time. I really need to upgrade to 64-bit. I guess I overreacted when all three had the same error, and indeed Pixen shouldn't have had the error (and no longer does). I didn't anticipate that Tiled would be 64-bit either. Oh well. Thanks for any and all input.
That is possible with Folder Action.
Means your files have to be in separate folders.
I assume you mean Folders when you say Directory.
As step one lets create a Automator flow for Folder Action.
Step 2 select the folder you want and create the work flow by dragging following in to it. You are done with this step, save it under a name you want for future references.
Step 3: In finder right click on the folder you want this to work on and select Services- Folder Action Setup..
In the pop up window select the file you just created. (yourfile.workflow)
That's it, now all files inside that folder will be opened with specified application, so you can now set that for other folders using the above procedure to set other applications to open same file type. It will do it automagicaly from now on as soon you drop a new file in the folder.
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I don't believe there is one app to do what you want, but a combination of the following should do it.
RCDefaultApp is the old stalwart of extension/mime/creator code and many other types of mappings. In the transition days between Mac OS 9 and X, I used this extensively to deal with all of my files with Type and Creator Codes.
For more complicated file opening control try Magic Launch which can select the app to use based on currently open apps, file path, file contents, tags, etc.
This still doesn't give you control based on URL. For web addresses try Choosy, which gives a nice interface to select the browser at time of clicking on a link or via automatic rules based on strings, regex, and more.
Note: I don't currently use any of the above. For selecting which app to open a file, I use LaunchBar's ability to specify which app to open a selected file.