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Re: List of all supported apps for file type


  • Subject: Re: List of all supported apps for file type
  • From: Joar Wingfors <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 23 May 2010 16:03:44 -0700

The API:s to use for things like this would be NSWorkspace, and Launch Services. In that order of preference.

j o a r


On 23 maj 2010, at 15.57, Trygve Inda wrote:

> I know I have seen this code before but in the last 30 minutes of digging, I
> can't find it.
>
> How can I get a list of bundle identifiers (or paths to an app) for all the
> apps that can open a file of a given type (eg pdf, mp3 etc)
>
> Then, How can I get an icon for these apps?
>
> Basically I want to build a menu of app apps on the system that can open a
> particular file.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Trygve
>
>
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