BrowserOpener Alternatives

BrowserOpener is described as 'For example, you are using Safari heavily in day life, but you'd like to use Chrome to open websites of work. You could add a rule for it, then every external links (links not in browser) will be opened in Chrome' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BrowserOpener for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome apps. The best BrowserOpener alternative is Velja. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Default Tamer or Browsers. Other great apps like BrowserOpener are Choosy, Switchbar, Burly and Bumpr.

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  1. Velja icon
     11 likes

    Open links in a specific browser or a matching native app. Easily switch between browsers.

    43 Velja alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. Default Tamer is a macOS menu-bar app that becomes your default browser “interceptor”. Once set as the default web browser, it receives every link first, checks your routing rules, and then opens the link in the right browser automatically.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
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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.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • 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

    Application type

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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  6. Burly icon
     2 likes

    Burly is a tiny macOS menu bar app that becomes your link handler. When you click a link, it lets you pick the exact browser and profile that should open it, instantly, with the keyboard.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  7. Bumpr icon
     1 like

    Bumpr is a Mac app that lets you choose where to open links.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  8. Proxly icon
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    Take control of where to open your links with Proxly, the intelligent URL router that automatically directs links to the right browser at the right time.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Set it as your default browser and when opening a link from anywhere you'll get a neat selection which browser to use or use rules to automate which browsers to use for which links.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
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  10. Browsly icon
     1 like

    Browsly, the ultimate app designed to enhance your web browsing experience by giving you the freedom to open web pages in any browser of your choice.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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