Better Open With

- September 14, 2016

Everyone

Productivity

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Description

With so many cool Android apps, Better Open With saves you the hassle of having to choose only one default app handler when you click a filetype, and without having to choose between "only once" and "always"!

Created to mimic Android's default "Complete action using" dialog, Better Open With shows you a visually similar popup screen when you choose to open a link, an image, a PDF or any other filetype - listing all possible app handlers as you normally see.

What's different is that you only see the popup dialogue for a few seconds (5 seconds by default, but customizable), allowing you to choose an app handler if you want, after which it will automagically open it with your preferred app!

Unlike other similar apps, you just wait for your preferred app handler to launch (no clicks necessary), or choose a different app in the meantime. Just set Better Open With as your default handler for the filetypes you want, and let it work for you!

Personalize how you want to view the Better Open With popup screen!

• Choose between grid and list view

• Set text size, show only icon (no text) and other options

• Light and Dark themes available

• more options to follow!

Better Open With is handy if:

• you switch between browsers, but usually have one preferred app;

• you prefer using one app to view your PDFs, photos and other files, but sometimes use another app to edit them;

• you usually want video links to open with a player, but sometimes you want to open them with an app that lets you download the file, and maybe yet another that will Chromecast it;

Better Open With is completely free, and no ads! No permissions requested!

It started off as a little side project, inspired by a reddit post by reddit's oroboros74 at http://www.reddit.com/comments/24okaq/what_apps_would_you_like_to_have_that_dont_exist/ch96jid. Since we think others might enjoy it, we're making it available to everyone!

Future releases will include:

• support for more filetypes!

• sort apps in list (alphabetical-default, manual, chronological)

• create "sessions", allowing to choose a different, temporary preferred app (for next X clicks, next X minutes)

• translations (translators wanted!)

• suggestions from you, the user!

Email the developer at android@aboutmycode.com if you have any question, suggestion or want to contribute.

Suggest new features or vote for existing suggestions at https://betteropenwith.uservoice.com/

Reviews

4.3

2,917 total

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4 641

3 238

2 117

1 147

Jen W

Thank you! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I can't say it enough! I was getting SO frustrated since Marshmallow update on Note5 and the need to clear defaults constantly. After clearing defaults one last time, your app has brought productivity and efficiency back to my device and I'm recommending to friends. Keep up the great work!

Discount Moose

Great for Marshmallow You can't choose "just once" when choosing a default app with marshmallow (which was one of my favorite features) and this app allows you to do that again. I'd rate it 5 stars if you could choose to not have a timer. If there is a way to disable the timer and I'm just too dumb to find it, then tell me so I can give this app it's otherwise much deserved 5 stars!

Veeraragavan N

Any reason why BOW shouldn't or couldn't follow system auto-rotate? Hate giving such a great & well thought out app 4 stars considering the amount of careful thought & attention that you seem to have put in barring auto-rotate. Please make it follow the system setting. Also a "Zero" value for timer which disables it would be extraordinary. A premium/donate button would be nice.

Saeedon Khan

Best Best app. It solved the greatest problem I faced on marshmallows where you once clicked an app, it becomes default. Eg if you opened a website from google+ on opera mini, next time it will automatically open on opera mini again. You cant switch easily to eg opera browser. This app has solved this problem.

Steve B

Three cheers for the app that fixed Android. Seriously, great job on this. The stock Android Open With is absurdly terrible. This made it what it should have always been!

David Morrison

Exactly what I was looking for I was disappointed that Marshmallow did away with "open with" "only once". This app brings it back with more features.

User reviews

Jen W September 15, 2016

Discount Moose September 14, 2016

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 15, 2016

Hello, In which situation would you disable the timer?

Veeraragavan N September 15, 2016

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 15, 2016

Hello, This is a bug and I will try to fix it. As for paid version I can't sell apps from my country on Play Store because it is not supported by Google but if you really want to donate you can buy me an Amazon.com gift card - any amount is ok. My amazon.com email is giorgi.dalakishvili@gmail.com

Saeedon Khan September 25, 2016

Steve B September 26, 2016

Three cheers for the app that fixed Android. Seriously, great job on this. The stock Android Open With is absurdly terrible. This made it what it should have always been!

David Morrison September 17, 2016

Exactly what I was looking for I was disappointed that Marshmallow did away with "open with" "only once". This app brings it back with more features.

Jack Leitner September 26, 2016

Excellent app 👍! It needs 10 gold stars🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟. Five stars are not enough! ☤ Marshmallow 👎 Better Open With 👍 I don't want to have a default app. That way I can select the best app for the task. The previous version of Android allowed me to select an app for a single use. It didn't set it as a default app. I set this app as the default for the action, in Android. "Better Open With" pauses 15 seconds (configurable) before running 🏃 the default app that I set for the action within "Better Open With." I can pause the timer ⏲ and switch the app to run 🏃 the action. Just what I needed! 👌

Blah Blah September 15, 2016

Fixes what Samsung or Google ruined Restores the ability to choose a different app to perform tasks like the phone had before its last update.

Josue Reyes September 28, 2016

It just works. Graphically it looks a tad old. But it works wonders. So can't complain further. P. S - Did I mention that it works. ^_^

Vince McNeil September 22, 2016

This app is a lifesaver I thoroughly enjoy the functions of this application, but there is one function that if it were also able to included in the app, I'd love it even more. Any other app's "share" function is the one place I require this app's intervention to prevent myself from eternally having to share content through the same means. Is this a possible future workaround?

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 26, 2016

The app currently does not support handling share action.

teddybeerlepel1 September 20, 2016

Am I missing somthing? Installed app. Changed default browser. Opened shortcut to website. Old browser pops up.

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 20, 2016

You need to set Better open with as a default browser. If you can email me at android@aboutmycode.com I can try with that.

Keith Merryman September 17, 2016

doesn't work on sgs7 MM. For http links it says no intents found.

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 17, 2016

Hello, Can you email me at android@aboutmycode.com so that I can help with solving your problem? Thanks, Giorgi

Rob Blandford September 15, 2016

This is now the first app I install since Marshmallow came out.

Carlo Virtucio September 26, 2016

With Android 6.0 trying to get too smart and ruining your ability to open with an app just once, this is the perfect solution.

Mark Jones September 17, 2016

One missing option. I can't seem to select this when choosing one app from inside another. For example choosing a gallery app from inside C Locker

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 17, 2016

Hello, Can you email me at android@aboutmycode.com so that I can help with solving your problem? Thanks, Giorgi

Eli F-F September 24, 2016

Marshmallow's own open with dialogue if missing the open once buttons. I used those constantly

Victor Chen September 26, 2016

Remove timer Please remove the timer. I want to have an infinite amount of time to select which app to use.

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 26, 2016

Hello, Can you email me at android@aboutmycode.com so that I can help with solving your problem? Thanks, Giorgi

Jake Shapter September 15, 2016

So much better than default system 10/10 would open apps again

Giorgi Dalakishvili November 5, 2014

What kind of options would you like to see in the app?

Jeroen van Warmerdam September 18, 2016

Great app! Custom URL support (regex) would be super.

Giorgi Dalakishvili August 5, 2014

Hi, That feature is on our feature list and will be implemented in next releases.

dr.nilanjan bhattacharjee September 21, 2016

plz remove the countdown timer.

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 22, 2016

You can select 'Start preferred app without showing list' from settings windows of a specific file type so that the preferred app will be launched automatically. You can see it on the screenshot in the app description at the Play Store. Is that what you mean?

Nias Kamarudheen September 21, 2016

Well done. It's a solution for android 6.0 users.

September 14, 2016

Works great! Keep up the good work!

Micah Gabbard September 14, 2016

Great app Great job sir keep it up

Shalay H September 27, 2016

Just what I needed! Works great!

HOCK SENG PHUA September 21, 2016

Excellent Very easy to use!

nur imran September 23, 2016

its nice good idia

Craig Cardimon September 17, 2016

Works

Koen Swinkels September 21, 2016

Convenient

Angus Whitehouse September 6, 2016

Doesnt pic up media apps Can understand having to us this no Samsung has removed the once only open option to always. But this app foes not pic yp vide apps. So when trying to stream a video with one of the most popular vid apps MX PLAYER you can2. It also doesnt add my VR players to list. This is the only reason I got this app. Dam you and dam Samsung.

Clay C September 15, 2016

Adds back much-needed functionality after Marshmallow. Much appreciated! Very well thought out. Would be nice if one could arbitrarily add an application that can handle the file but doesn't show up, essentially act as Windows' "Open With" dialogue. Would be lovely if it could somehow list and overwrite all the defaults currently in place conveniently. Really hate this Marshmallow "feature." If I didn't want multiple programs for the same file types, I wouldn't have installed them. Thanks for the new file types!

OLfan September 12, 2016

Lollipop's best feature After upgrading my Note 4 to the amazing Marshmallow there was one issue, default application management! I hate that I need an app to revert back to the better way of choosing apps but it is what it is. Samsung needs to stop trying to be like Apple! There's a reason we chose Android. If you are going to limit me I might as well go with the company that makes their own hardware and software because it's better. Samsung, there is a reason I have 3 different browsers and 4 different media players!

Kareem Jeffrey September 5, 2016

Better Open With.. . No Thanks to Samsung. After Samsung security patches app couldn't handle videos in chrome no longer. But luckily I reached out to developer to fix to the issue, within couple of days he fixed it now worked like a charm. Continue to support Giorgi in anyway, it's only app on Play Store with this function. Thanks again.

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 5, 2016

Hello, Nice to hear that the issue is now solved.

Eric Metzger September 7, 2016

Perfect app Now that there are more and more apps for everything, what does Android do? Make it extremely tedious to choose which app you would like to use. Why is Android(not Samsung BTW) following Apple by dumbing down the UI? Anyway this app is simple, and works perfect.

Kenneth Maples September 3, 2016

Must have on Samsung Samsung is forcing your first choice to become the default. This app gives you back much of the functionality that they stole. I hope to see ongoing updates to address additional file types as this is now a required core app for any Samsung user.

Pat Vankeer September 19, 2016

Solved my problem with ''option always'', ''just once'' option has dissapeared on samsung marsmellow. Is there a way to have 0 second choose so start immediatly? Example word doci always use microsoft doc so no need to wait and have this timer. For other types ex pdf i sometimes use different app so want to keep 2 sec. Delay. 5 stars if that is possible

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 19, 2016

Hello, You can select 'Start preferred app without showing list' from settings windows of a specific file type. You can see it on the screenshot in the app description at the Play Store.

Amrit J September 7, 2016

Revert the UI Ew, the new pop up for for selecting app looks so outdated. Its like 2010-2011 app design, please bring back the old (yet modern) ui, thanks! Not removing any star for now :)

Bader_4k September 4, 2016

Excellent app After the last Samsung update the open with choice disabled. It allows you to choose an app for the first time then your mobile remember you choice and set it as default app automatically. This app solve this problem an it allows you to choose any app you need to use.

Iron Spring September 11, 2016

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 on 6.01 Works sort of but needs more work. Not getting proper listing. PowerampPro is not being listed on audio players pop up. You can't select it easily for default. Default star needs to switch to a different color. Present is too close to unselected. PowerampPro is one of the most used music apps on Android. This needs correction please. Samsung player & File X-plore (another #1 file utility) show up in the selection just not PowerampPro for cloud selecting via cloud apps. Local selection works sometimes.

Derek Wade September 6, 2016

Does what it says and does it well. I hate the new android model of forcing default applications. But this app fixes that in a very intuitive way. Kudos to the developer. I'd definitely pay for a pro version.

Giorgi Dalakishvili September 7, 2016

Hello, It's nice to hear that you like the app. As for paid version I can't sell apps from my country on Play Store because it is not supported by Google but if you want to contribute you can buy me an Amazon.com gift card - any amount is ok. My amazon.com email is giorgi.dalakishvili@gmail.com

Jamarri Hopper September 4, 2016

Phone savior! Don't know why Sammy forced default, but thx for this. But I have one request. Can we have an option for the old countdown look. The new animated circle is a bit distracting from the previous lol. Thanks.