How to change authoring mode in AEM 6?

Touch UI is the default authoring mode in AEM 6.  Here is how to change the default authoring mode to CLASSIC mode.

Change via Web console
Go to Felix web console and open configuration Manager
http://localhost:4502/system/console/configMgr

Open WCM Authoring UI Mode Service configuration.

Change the value to CLASSIC. By default it is TOUCH.


Change via Osgi config

Create Osgi config under project /apps/config

com.day.cq.wcm.core.impl.AuthoringUIModeServiceImpl.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jcr:root xmlns:sling="http://sling.apache.org/jcr/sling/1.0" xmlns:jcr="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0"
    jcr:primaryType="sling:OsgiConfig"
    authoringUIModeService.default="CLASSIC"
    authoringUIModeService.editorUrl.classic="/cf#"
    authoringUIModeService.editorUrl.touch="/editor.html"/>

Note: This setting change globally for all sites hosted in that instance.