# Anyone using Double Commander and has succes in opening files from the Tool Bar? \[macOS\]

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-using-double-commander-and-has-succes-in-opening-files-from-the-tool-bar-macos/70088
**Category:** Mac
**Created:** [November 6, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-using-double-commander-and-has-succes-in-opening-files-from-the-tool-bar-macos/70088 "2025-11-06T03:25:05Z")
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### Author: ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-using-double-commander-and-has-succes-in-opening-files-from-the-tool-bar-macos/70088/1 "2025-11-06T03:25:05Z")

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I am using Double Commander as my File Manager in mac, coming from Windows I was used to Total Commander.

Now in the Tool Bar I have created a shortcut for Mp3tag, but anything I have tried it will not open the folder or file I have selected.

I have seen the "-a". option with open but that doesn't seem to work either

 ![Screenshot 2025-11-06 at 10.22.43](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/3X/2/0/202cbf3c6329afb7e6071ddd77031d7406531b70.jpeg)

%p is complete Filename _path+filename_  
%? is showing the command before it's executed.

Thanks for any hints.

Ps: Right click and selecting open with and then selecting Mp3tag.app works

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-using-double-commander-and-has-succes-in-opening-files-from-the-tool-bar-macos/70088/2 "2025-11-06T09:09:48Z")

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Can you try command `open` with parameters

`-a /Applications/Mp3tag.app/Contents/MacOS/Mp3tag "%p"`

I'm not using Double Commander myself, but I think this could work.

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### Author: ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 10:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-using-double-commander-and-has-succes-in-opening-files-from-the-tool-bar-macos/70088/3 "2025-11-06T22:42:38Z")

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Nope. thx for that but nope it doesn't

I posted on the DC forum and asked if they know a solution, but my guess (and that is extremely guessing) that the "-a" should come AFTER the /App/mp3tag.app/contents/...."

But again that is merely guessing and I have already tried that, with all kinds of other parameters as well

Will report back on what the DC forum comes up with.

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### Author: ![mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@mjcm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjcm)
#### Post date: [November 7, 2025, 7:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-using-double-commander-and-has-succes-in-opening-files-from-the-tool-bar-macos/70088/4 "2025-11-07T07:14:42Z")

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The developer of DC replied

`open` with parameters

```auto
-a /Applications/Mp3tag.app %p

```

And that works, that %p is for the selected file(s). Change to %D for current directory

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 7, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-using-double-commander-and-has-succes-in-opening-files-from-the-tool-bar-macos/70088/5 "2025-12-07T07:15:08Z")

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