🚀 VSCode Default App Setter

One-click solution to set VSCode as the default application for development files.

Now, you can also set Cursor as the default application for development files.

✨ Features

• 🔄 Automatically detect all file types supported by VSCode
• 🎯 Set VSCode as default app with one click
• 📝 Support common programming languages and config files
• 📊 Display setting results statistics
• ⚡️ Fast and efficient batch processing

📋 Supported File Types

Including but not limited to:

• 💻 Programming Languages

  • Python (.py)
  • JavaScript/TypeScript (.js, .ts)
  • HTML/CSS (.html, .css)
  • Java (.java)
  • C/C++ (.c, .cpp)
  • Go (.go)
  • Rust (.rs)

• 📄 Configuration Files

  • JSON (.json)
  • YAML (.yml, .yaml)
  • XML (.xml)
  • INI (.ini)
  • Config (.conf)

• 📝 Text Files

  • Plain Text (.txt)
  • Markdown (.md)
  • Log Files (.log)

🛠 Prerequisites

macOS

• macOS system
• VSCode installed
• duti installed

Windows

• Windows 10/11
• VSCode or Cursor installed
• PowerShell 5.0+
• Administrator privileges

📦 Installation

macOS

Install duti (if not already installed):

brew install duti

windows

It is not necessary.

🚀 Usage

macOS

Set VSCode as default application

Simply run the script:

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/luoling8192/defaults-to-vscode/HEAD/set_vscode_defaults.sh)"

Set Cursor as default application

Simply run the script:

bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/luoling8192/defaults-to-vscode/HEAD/set_cursor_defaults.sh)"

Windows

Method 1: Local Installation (Recommended)

1. Download the script file

   • For VSCode: Download set_vscode_defaults_win.ps1
   • For Cursor: Download set_cursor_defaults_win.ps1

2. Run PowerShell as Administrator

   • Right-click PowerShell
   • Select "Run as Administrator"

3. Navigate to script directory

cd "path\to\script\folder"

4. Set execution policy and run script

# Allow script execution
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force

# Run VSCode script
.\set_vscode_defaults_win.ps1

# Or run Cursor script
.\set_cursor_defaults_win.ps1

Method 2: Remote Installation

Set VSCode as Default

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/luoling8192/defaults-to-vscode/main/set_vscode_defaults_win.ps1'))

Set Cursor as Default

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/luoling8192/defaults-to-vscode/main/set_cursor_defaults_win.ps1'))

📊 Output Example

Setting VSCode as default application for all supported file types...
Setting default application for UTI: public.plain-text
✓ Success: public.plain-text
Setting default application for UTI: public.python-script
✓ Success: public.python-script
...
Operation completed!
Successfully set: 42
Failed: 3

⚠️ Troubleshooting

macOS

• If you get permission errors, try running with sudo
• Make sure VSCode is installed in the default location
• Check if duti is properly installed

Windows

Common Issues

1. Execution Policy Error

   Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force

2. Application Not Found

   • Ensure VSCode/Cursor is properly installed
   • VSCode default installation paths:

3. Insufficient Permissions

   • Ensure PowerShell is run as Administrator
   • Check user account permissions

4. Download Failure

   • Check network connection
   • Try local installation method

Recovery Options

• Script creates backups in registry_backups folder
• Double-click backup file to restore
• Or manually set in Control Panel

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🙏 Acknowledgments

• duti for providing the command-line tool
• The VSCode team for the amazing editor

🔍 Note

Some file associations might fail due to system restrictions or invalid UTIs. This is normal behavior and won't affect the overall functionality.

📬 Contact

If you have any questions or suggestions, please open an issue in the repository.

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