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How to make preview default app again?

Acrobat has taken over as default document reader. How do I get Preview to be default again?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 14, 2020 12:01 PM

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Posted on Aug 14, 2020 12:10 PM

Single-click any PDF document in the Finder. Press option+command+i to show its information panel. Find the Open with: section, and change that from Acrobat to Preview. Then click through the entire Change All… button to make Preview the default PDF opening application. Close the Show Info panel.

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How to make preview default app again?

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