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

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  1. Simple rules-based automatic browser selection based on URLs. Provides fine-grained routing to desired browsers with full command-line string (for profile selection and other params if needed).

    20 Browser Selector alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Bumpr icon
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    Bumpr is a Mac app that lets you choose where to open links.

    9 Bumpr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Browsly icon
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    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

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  4. 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
     
  5. Modern rules-based URL launcher ready to replace your default browser.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Flatpak
     
  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  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

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Browsel icon
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    Browsel is a tool which lets you pick which browser a link opens in.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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