Why does Apple use Safari instead of my chosen Default Browser?

Ventura 13.5.2 My default web browser is Firefox. Why then is Safari

used when I right-click on a selected word and choose the menuitem "Look

Up ...:?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.5

Posted on Sep 20, 2023 12:55 AM

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Posted on Sep 20, 2023 1:56 AM

Because that's how Apple chose to implement "Look Up".

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Sep 20, 2023 1:56 AM in response to acypher

Because that's how Apple chose to implement "Look Up".

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