Switchbar Alternatives

Switchbar is described as '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' and is a browser selector in the web browsers category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Switchbar for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and F-Droid apps. The best Switchbar alternative is URLCheck, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Switchbar are Hurl - Choose a Browser, BrowBro, LinkSheet and Browser Tamer.

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  1. LinkRouter icon
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    LinkRouter is a lightweight, portable Windows tool that gives you total control over where your links open — based not just on protocol (like http), but on the actual URL content using custom regex rules.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  2. FixupXer icon
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    Strips tracking codes from URLs across 25+ platforms like Facebook and Instagram, processes links offline with no permissions required, offers browser mode, configurable post-clean actions, history tracking, privacy-friendly conversions, and open-source code.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Obtainium
    • F-Droid
    • GitHub
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  3. OpenIn icon
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    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Setapp
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  4. Browser Select icon
     10 likes

    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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  5. 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. 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
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  7. BrowserSelector allows to dynamically select the browser to open links.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Linklever icon
     1 like

    On Windows, macOS, and Linux, Linklever becomes your default "browser".

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  9. 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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  10. BrowserPicker icon
     3 likes

    BrowserPicker is a tool which lets you pick which browser a web link (such as in an email) opens in.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. 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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  12. 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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