Switchyard Alternatives

Switchyard is described as 'Modern rules-based URL launcher ready to replace your default browser' and is a browser selector in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Switchyard for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and F-Droid apps. The best Switchyard alternative is URLCheck, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Switchyard are Hurl - Choose a Browser, LinkSheet, Browser Tamer and Browserino.

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  1. MultiBrowser icon
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    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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  2. 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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  3. UTM Stripper icon
     2 likes

    This is a Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox extension that strips Google Analytics (i.e. Urchin Tracking Monitor) tokens from URL query strings.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  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. 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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  9. Seamlessly switch between browsers directly from your menu bar or using Shortcuts. Perfect for users who work with multiple browsers.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Good alternative?
     
  10. Browsel icon
     Like

    Browsel is a tool which lets you pick which browser a link opens in.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. 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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  12. 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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