Open Word and markdown files in Writing Desk by default

Your Mac opens each kind of file in one default app. If double-clicking a Word file opens Pages or Word, you can switch it to Writing Desk in a few clicks.

Set Writing Desk as the default

1. In Finder, select any .docx file.
2. Press ⌘I, or choose File → Get Info.
3. Under Open with, choose Writing Desk.
4. Click Change All…, then Continue.

Every .docx file now opens in Writing Desk. Repeat the steps with a .md file to do the same for markdown.

Opening a file once without changing the default

Control-click the file in Finder, choose Open With, then Writing Desk.

Writing Desk documents

Writing Desk documents (.wddoc) always open in Writing Desk, and show as “Writing Desk Document” in Finder’s Kind column.