# Keeping Aden in the Dock and on audio files
Source: https://docs.aden.space/docs/help/apps-integrations/desktop-system-integration

The onboarding and Settings rows that pin Aden to the Dock or taskbar and hand it the default for audio files.
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## What it is [#what-it-is]

Two setup steps that decide whether Aden is somewhere you reach for or an app
you go looking for: keeping it in the Dock (the taskbar on Windows), and making
it the app that opens audio files, so a double-clicked track plays in Aden
instead of Music or Media Player.

Both appear in the tour when you first sign in, and both stay in **Settings →
General** afterwards, so skipping them costs nothing and changing your mind is
one click. The tour step says what each one buys: a track double-clicked on
your computer opens in Aden, and Aden links (the Open in app buttons on
aden.space, anything starting with `aden://`) land on the right track or team
in the app window.

## Using it [#using-it]

* **Keep Aden in the Dock.** On macOS the button does it for you and the Dock
  restarts to show the tile. On Windows there is no way for an app to pin
  itself, so the row tells you the two steps instead: right-click Aden in the
  taskbar, then "Pin to taskbar".
* **Open audio files with Aden.** On Windows the button opens the Default apps
  settings page, where you pick a format and choose Aden. On macOS there is no
  such page: right-click any audio file in Finder, choose Get Info, set "Open
  with" to Aden, then "Change All".

A row that says "Done" means the OS confirmed it, not that you clicked
something.