Aseprite Thumbnails Stopped Working

[lajawi]

@zunda3

Settings > Apps > Default apps > Choose defaults by file type : “.aseprite” > Click the “Aseprite - Animated sprites editor & pixel art tool” > Click the “Set Default”

While this should work, it doesn’t for me. I can’t Aseprite as the default app for .aseprite files, not any way I tried it (double clicking and going from there, doing it via settings).

I have reported my issue back in September of 2023 too, but have yet to receive any response. But as I think these issues might be linked (thumbnails and opening by clicking the file both need the default app to be set) I thought I’d react to this post about it too.

My post in question:

Can't open files from explorer when Aseprite is installed via Steam

I have Aseprite installed via Steam, but when I try to double click an .aseprite file, it asks what program I want to use to open it, I navigate to the location where Steam installed it, select it, and the same popup appears, but this time only with the button Use Once, and keeps popping up, every time I try to select Aseprite. I’m on Windows 11, Steam and Aseprite are up to date as of 2023-09-02. It does seem to work if I have a separate installed version of Aseprite (from the website).