# Hope it can be set as the default image viewer **URL:** \ **Category:** Help & Support\ **Created:** [September 29, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/hope-it-can-be-set-as-the-default-image-viewer/36796 "2020-09-29T09:46:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hulolu](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/hulolu/32/37310_2.png) [@hulolu](https://resource.dopus.com/u/hulolu)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/hope-it-can-be-set-as-the-default-image-viewer/36796/1 "2020-09-29T09:46:32Z")
I really like Directory Opus' own picture viewer because it is small enough. But it can't be easily set as the default picture viewer of the system, I hope it can provide such a function. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 9:47am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/hope-it-can-be-set-as-the-default-image-viewer/36796/2 "2020-09-29T09:47:33Z")
It can. See the FAQs. ---
**Author:** ![hulolu](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/hulolu/32/37310_2.png) [@hulolu](https://resource.dopus.com/u/hulolu)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/hope-it-can-be-set-as-the-default-image-viewer/36796/3 "2020-09-29T09:53:38Z")
Thank you, can you give me a link to the page? I don’t speak English, so I need Google Translate. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 10:35am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/hope-it-can-be-set-as-the-default-image-viewer/36796/4 "2020-09-29T10:35:18Z")
> [@List of FAQs organised by topic](https://resource.dopus.com/t/list-of-faqs-organised-by-topic/3079): > > Directory Opus FAQs organised by topic This post contains a list of Opus FAQs organised by topic rather than by age as they are when you view the FAQ forum. Installation and Evaluation Period [Common purchasing, upgrading and licensing questions.](https://resource.dopus.com/t/common-purchasing-upgrading-and-licensing-questions/23553)[Up…](https://resource.dopus.com/t/upgrade-subscriptions/58445) > [@How to use the Opus image viewer inside or outside of Opus](https://resource.dopus.com/t/how-to-use-the-opus-image-viewer-inside-or-outside-of-opus/1326): > > See Also: [How to stop the Opus image viewer from being used by default](https://resource.dopus.com/t/how-to-stop-the-opus-image-viewer-from-being-used-by-default/1366) to do the opposite to this FAQ. Inside of Opus If you're a fan of the image viewer that's built into Directory Opus then it's trivial to make Opus use the viewer when you double-… ---
**Author:** ![hulolu](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/hulolu/32/37310_2.png) [@hulolu](https://resource.dopus.com/u/hulolu)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/hope-it-can-be-set-as-the-default-image-viewer/36796/5 "2020-09-29T11:03:28Z")
Thank you, I have already set it up, but it is a bit troublesome. Is there a suitable script or tool to associate all supported images at once? ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/hope-it-can-be-set-as-the-default-image-viewer/36796/6 "2020-09-29T12:43:34Z")
There isn't, but you probably wouldn't want that either. For example, the viewer can handle HTML and Word Documents but you'd be unlikely to want double-clicking either of those to open the viewer instead of Chrome and Word. Most people only use about 4 image types, which doesn't take long to set up using Open With if you want them to open in the Opus viewer from outside of Opus. ---
**Author:** ![hulolu](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/hulolu/32/37310_2.png) [@hulolu](https://resource.dopus.com/u/hulolu)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 12:46pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/hope-it-can-be-set-as-the-default-image-viewer/36796/7 "2020-09-29T12:46:11Z")
I just want to use it to view pictures, the others are not needed. But I don't know how to write scripts and registry. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/user_avatar/resource.dopus.com/leo/32/69732_2.png) [@Leo](https://resource.dopus.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 12:48pm UTC](https://resource.dopus.com/t/hope-it-can-be-set-as-the-default-image-viewer/36796/8 "2020-09-29T12:48:28Z")
You don't need to write any scripts or edit the registry. Just use the Open With menu to change the default program, as per the linked guide. We've already spent more time talking about it than it would have taken to set things up using the menu. 🙂