Default Browser Alternatives

Default Browser is described as 'Seamlessly switch between browsers directly from your menu bar or using Shortcuts. Perfect for users who work with multiple browsers' and is a browser selector in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Default Browser for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Flathub and Nix Package Manager apps. The best Default Browser alternative is LinkSheet, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Default Browser are Browser Tamer, Browserino, Junction and Velja.

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  1. 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)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  2. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • AutoHotkey
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  3. 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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. 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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  8. BrowserFreedom sits in between your links and the web browsers installed on your Mac.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  9. Proxly icon
     Like

    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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  10. Browseraptor is a tiny, cross-platform Rust application that lets you quickly choose which browser to open a link with, and includes a plugin system — it intercepts links system-wide and routes them to the right browser based on your own rules.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  11. 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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  12. 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
    Good alternative?
     
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