# Lord-Kamina/SwiftDefaultApps

Replacement for RCDefaultApps, written in Swift.

Repository: https://github.com/Lord-Kamina/SwiftDefaultApps
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/swiftdefaultapps
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-03-07T18:03:34+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3519, "days_push": 909, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1741, forks 69 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:30.227705+00:00)

## What it is
A macOS System Preferences pane for viewing and changing default application associations for URI schemes and file types (UTIs). It is a modern Swift replacement for the abandoned RCDefaultApps prefpane.

## Use cases
- change the default browser for http links on mac
- set which app opens pdf files in macos
- assign a handler for a custom uri scheme
- make links do nothing instead of opening an app
- view all registered applications for a file type
- reset default application associations after an app hijacked them

## When to choose
- you need fine-grained control over default handlers for URI schemes and UTIs on macOS
- you used RCDefaultApps and it broke on modern macOS versions
- you want a 'Do Nothing' dummy handler for unwanted protocols

## When to avoid
- you need to manage default apps on Linux or Windows
- you want a scriptable CLI-only solution without a GUI
- you are on a locked-down managed Mac where installing prefpanes is restricted

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: gui, configuration-management, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: -
- tags: system-preferences-pane, default-apps, launch-services, uri-schemes, file-associations, swift, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- Lord-Kamina/SwiftDefaultApps (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.227705+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:29:56.893931+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Lord-Kamina/SwiftDefaultApps (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:30.227705+00:00, sha c0ac5466bd1e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.