# How to change default software for audio CD on a Mac?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 9, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-default-software-for-audio-cd-on-a-mac/546093 "2010-07-09T13:36:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kiyoshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-default-software-for-audio-cd-on-a-mac/546093/1 "2010-07-09T13:36:14Z")

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Sorry if this seems a basic question, but I didn’t have any success searching on Google.

When I insert an audio CD into my Macbook, it automatically opens iTunes. How can I get make it open VLC Player instead? I am using Mac OS 10.5.8.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-default-software-for-audio-cd-on-a-mac/546093/2 "2010-07-09T13:46:06Z")

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System Preferences-\>CDs/DVDs

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**Author:** ![Kiyoshi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-change-default-software-for-audio-cd-on-a-mac/546093/3 "2010-07-09T15:13:06Z")

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Ah, thank you. I knew it would be something simple, but I still don’t really know anything about Macs!