> It intermingles folders and files, with (AFAIK) no way to to change it. “Keep folders on top” is a Finder preference as of Big Sur. > file extension hiding

> It intermingles folders and files, with (AFAIK) no way to to change it. “Keep folders on top” is a Finder preference as of Big Sur. > file extension hiding Also a Finder preference > program association issues That’s nothing to do with the Finder, but rather with how macOS discovers app-bundle file association claims through Spotlight. It applies equally to files opened through CLI open(1). (Hint: if you downloaded the app from a website/through Homebrew, try opening the app itself once. It’s probably quarantined. Spotlight ignores quarantined things until you vouch for them. This is also why you won’t find the app in a search until you open it.)