Free Browser Select Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Browser Select for Windows and since it's discontinued a lot of people are looking for a replacement. The best free Windows alternative is Hurl - Choose a Browser, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Browser Select and 12 are free and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Windows alternatives to Browser Select are Browser Tamer, Browser Picker, LinkRouter and BrowserSelector.

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  1. Sometimes you might want to open a link in a browser of your choice, instead of the default one. Hurl is used to let you choose the browser everytime you click a link (links outside of browser). So naturally, It acts as default browser to do that.

    28 Hurl - Choose a Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Hurl - Choose a Browser is the most popular Windows alternative to Browser Select.

    • Hurl - Choose a Browser is Free and Open SourceBrowser Select is also Free and Open Source
    • Hurl - Choose a Browser is Customizable and LightweightBrowser Select is not according to our users
  2. Browser Tamer icon
     9 likes

    Intercepts clicked links and redirects them to configured browsers or profiles based on detailed rules by domain, protocol, and file extension. Supports major and custom browsers, works with multiple profiles, uses minimal resources, respects privacy, and is free to use.

    34 Browser Tamer alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  3. LinkRouter icon
     1 like

    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
     
  4. BrowserSelector allows to dynamically select the browser to open links.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. 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.

    34 Switchbar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  6. Browsers icon
     3 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.

    33 Browsers alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. BrowserPicker icon
     2 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

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. BrokenURL is a Windows URL router. When something tries to open an URL, it will ask you to select the browser you want to open it in (it can also remember previous selections). In addition, it allows you to open in private tab.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. 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

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • AutoHotkey
     
  10. 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
     
  11. Linklever icon
     Like

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

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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