BrowserBarrier Alternatives

BrowserBarrier is described as 'Teeny tiny app to select which browser to use each time a link is launched. I want this app to have as small of a footprint as possible, I don't want it to run in the background and I want it to have little to no setup required' and is a browser selector in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to BrowserBarrier for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and F-Droid apps. The best BrowserBarrier alternative is URLCheck, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BrowserBarrier are Hurl - Choose a Browser, LinkSheet, Browser Tamer and Browserino.

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  1. OpenIn icon
     3 likes

    Remember the last time you double-clicked an app and regretted it right away? Because fully loaded IDE was a default application for a Markdown file, you wanted to edit? No more. We give you a list of applications that support a specific file type, so you can choose which...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Browser Select icon
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    Browser Select is a utility to dynamically select the browser you want instead of just having one default for all links. similar to the prompt in android to choose a browser when a link in a non-browser app is clicked/touched.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Browsers icon
     5 likes

    Pops up a small browser selection dialog when opening a link from an app (except a browser). Supports profiles for most browsers and also containers for Firefox.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Choosy icon
     17 likes

    Choosy opens links in different browsers as specified, according to rules, set by the user.

    41 Choosy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Switchbar icon
     3 likes

    Any time you click on a web link outside of a browser, Switchbar will prompt you to choose which browser, browser profile or email client to open that link with.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. Finicky icon
     8 likes

    A macOS app for creating rules that decide which browser is opened for every link that would open the default browser. Open Facebook in one browser, and Trello in another. Or Spotify links in the Spotify client. Or whatever URL in whatever app!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. MultiBrowser icon
     4 likes

    Take control of the many browsers that you may have installed on your Mac. Can launch links from just about any application. Uses no resources when idle. Works with just about any browser. Highly configurable appearance lets you choose colors, size, and more. Options for cha.

    29 MultiBrowser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Browser Fairy icon
     3 likes

    One tool to rule them all

    Get virtually as many default web browsers as you want.

    With Browser Fairy you can you can even have individual default web browsers for every app and literally every web page.

    You always wanted to automatically open different web sites in browsers of.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Braus icon
     2 likes

    A small application to select a browser every time you click a link anywhere. This is especially useful if you have multiple browsers or profiles, and you want to be able to open certain links in certain browsers.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  10. When you click on a link, LinCastor Browser asks you to choose a browser to load the link with from a menu. Menu can contain a browser, an application but also AppleScript, shell script, Automator Workflow or even OS X share service.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Buffet icon
     1 like

    Choose the browser you want to open for each link you click.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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