How do I set the default Contacts Application?

[majorgear]

I ran into a problem today on my Macbook where when I go to System Preferences->Users and Groups , then select my user account and then click “Contacts Card->Open” it opens a 3rd party contacts manager application called “Contacts+”.

What I want it to do is open the built-in Apple Contacts application. I have searched the web, searched System Preferences , and also Contacts Preferences and Internet account settings, but haven’t found an answer.

I occasionally use Contacts+, but I don’t want it to be the default application. The default application will probably switch to Apple Contacts is I delete the 3rd party application , but I’d rather keep it for when I need it.

Ideas? Suggestions?

[anon41602260]

Delete Contacts+ and only reinstall it when you need it?

Some apps misbehave (in my opinion) when they appoint themselves as the default app without asking.

[majorgear]

That’s what I did for the short term, which worked. But it would be nice to now how to get the apps to coexist in the future.

[anon41602260]

Try this.

Open Contacts. Select and drag any contact to the Desktop, just to get a .vcf file into Finder. Select that file. Open Finder’s Get Info panel. Change “Open with” in that panel, and select “Change all”.