1. 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.
2. 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!
3. 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"!
4. 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.
5. Just set Better Open With as your default handler for the filetypes you want, and let it work for you!
6. Personalize how you want to view the Better Open With popup screen!
7. It started off as a little side project, inspired by a reddit post by reddit's oroboros74 at Since we think others might enjoy it, we're making it available to everyone!
8. Better Open With is completely free, and no ads!
9. No permissions requested!
10. Email the developer at android@aboutmycode. com if you have any question, suggestion or want to contribute.
1. I am sure it's not hard to implement if you can already list all the apps on my phone.Three stars for doing all the right things—regular updates, no unnecessary permissions, responsive developer, and just a great idea.
2. Can you please update it with this feature.I think this would work... but is it bugged on Android 12? Anything tweaking a setting fails to save, be that link defaults or dark theme.
3. Like for browser, I want to set Spotify links to be opened via Spotify app not chrome but I can't chose Spotify as its not shown in the list.
4. But Opera and Chrome don't show up in the menu where I should be able to select a default browser.
5. The only issue I have is 2 non-browser apps show up in my browser list when choosing which app to use.
6. Please remedy that asap.It does the job, but custom tabs are in Chrome rather than your starred browser.I would really like it if they gave the option to manually add an another app from your phone rather the ones suggested by the app.
7. (Some apps don't invert the text color, making it hard to read.) Overall, great app.Works as intended, doesn't have any ads, and don't asks for any permission.
8. Can't believe I had to use an extra application just for this feature.Suppose I want Steaming Mp3 only through VLC, once I selected it from next time I don't want to repeating my instructions neither wait for 5 secs, I like that app as default.
9. Would love a fix!I used this constantly a few years ago; even when Android still let me choose to have no default browser.
10. I'd like to be able to assign apps to urls by default, other than those that are in the drop down.
11. There needs to be a way to select any app to open a certain url.Fixes fundamental problem: open link in alternative app.