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Old 10-14-2018, 02:54 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by marqo View Post
How can I change the default application within Calibre when opening a PDF? Now it opens Adobe Reader, but I would like to open another application. Can somebody let me know how to do that, because I can not find the setting?

Thanks in advance Marco
There is no default application setting in calibre except for the Preferences that specify which formats are opened in calibre's own ebook-viewer. Any format not flagged to open in calibre's ebook-viewer will simply be handed over to the OS and it is up to the OS to find a default app to which to pass the file.

Since you're seeing Adobe Reader launch, your OS (and NOT calibre) is calling it. To change that default you have to make the necessary change in your OS. The method varies with the OS.

Alternately, you can use Open with..., as mentioned by phossler, to bypass using calibre's ebook-viewer and/or the OS's default.
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