BrowBro AlternativesWeb Browsers and other similar apps like BrowBro

BrowBro is described as 'Free, open-source, native Swift + SwiftUI menu-bar app for macOS. When you click a link anywhere on your Mac, BrowBro pops a compact picker right at your cursor, letting you choose which browser, or which specific Chrome profile, should open it, using either the' and is a Web Browser in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to BrowBro for Mac, Windows, Linux and Homebrew. The best BrowBro alternative is Browserino, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like BrowBro are Velja, Browserosaurus, Browsers and Switchbar.

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  1. Browserino icon
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    Browserino is a tiny browser selector for MacOS written in SwiftUI. Just set as default browser, assign shortcuts, and now you can choose in which application you want to open the link.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  2. Browserosaurus icon
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    Browserosaurus is an open-source (MIT license), Electron-based app for macOS. It works by setting itself as the default browser; any clicked links in non-browser apps are now sent to Browserosaurus where it’ll present you with a menu of all your installed browsers.

    36 Browserosaurus alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  3. Browsers icon
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    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.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. 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

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  5. Choosy icon
     16 likes

    Choosy opens links in different browsers as specified, according to rules, set by the user.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. 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)

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. Burly icon
     1 like

    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.

    24 Burly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. 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
     
  9. Bumpr icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. 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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