PortableRegistrator Alternatives

PortableRegistrator is described as 'Easily register any portable app as a default program in Windows. This will allow you to directly open weblinks (http/https URLs) with the portable browser of your choice' and is a System Tweaker in the os & utilities category. There are four alternatives to PortableRegistrator for Windows, .NET Framework and Mac. The best PortableRegistrator alternative is Types, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PortableRegistrator are Default Programs Editor, Gunners File Type Editor and RCDefaultApp.

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  1. Types icon
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    “Types” is a free and lightweight utility for Windows that allows you to edit program associations, icons, context menus and other properties of various file types displayed in Explorer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Default Programs Editor is a powerful but simple file association utility for Windows 7, Vista and XP. This free utility has three main functions: context menu editor, auto-play editor, and default programs association editor.

    8 Default Programs Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
  3. Gunners File Type Editor allows you to you to create/modify various properties for file extensions. Each user can have different properties for a file extension. For example, the default program to open .txt files when you double click on a file with the .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. RCDefaultApp icon
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    RCDefaultApp is a Mac OS X 10.2 or higher preference pane that allows a user to set the default application used for various URL schemes, file extensions, file types, MIME types, and Uniform Type Identifiers (or UTIs; MacOS 10.4 only).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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