LinkRouter AlternativesWeb Browsers and other similar apps like LinkRouter

LinkRouter is described as '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' and is a Web Browser in the web browsers category. There are six alternatives to LinkRouter for Windows and Mac. The best LinkRouter alternative is Hurl - Choose a Browser, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LinkRouter are Browser Tamer, Browser Select, BrowserSelector and Switchbar.

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  1. Hurl - Choose a Browser icon

    Hurl - Choose a Browser

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    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.

    27 Hurl - Choose a Browser alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    • Hurl - Choose a Browser is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to LinkRouter.

    • Hurl - Choose a Browser is Free and Open SourceLinkRouter is also Free and Open Source
    • Hurl - Choose a Browser is CustomizableLinkRouter is not according to our users
  4. Browser Select icon

    Browser Select

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    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.

    34 Browser Select alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    BrowserSelector

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    BrowserSelector allows to dynamically select the browser to open links.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  6. Switchbar icon

    Switchbar

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    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.

    33 Switchbar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • Switchbar is the most popular Mac alternative to LinkRouter.

    • Switchbar is Freemium and ProprietaryLinkRouter is Free and Open Source
  7. Browsel icon

    Browsel

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

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Browsel is the most popular commercial alternative to LinkRouter.

    • Browsel is Paid and ProprietaryLinkRouter is Free and Open Source
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