LinkRouter

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.

Unlike Windows’ built-in handler system (which only lets you pick one app per protocol), LinkRouter lets you:

• Open https-links to Steam, Discord, Spotify, Yandex Music etc in their native apps
• Route work domains to on browser, personal sites to another, and sensitive links to private/incognito mode
• Handle mailto: or ssh:// links from different companies with different apps or command-line arguments
• Use regex capture groups to reformat URLs before launching (e.g., extract host, user, path)
• All unmatched links fall back to your default browser — no broken workflows

Key features:

• Zero telemetry, zero network access
• Portable (single .exe) or installer with GUI config editor
• Companion browser extension for Chrome, Edge, Opera (side-loadable) and Firefox (published in addons store).
• Fire-and-forget: launches target app and exits — no background memory usage

Use it in two ways:

• System-wide: Set as default handler for HTTP/HTTPS ? catches links from Word, PDF readers, messengers, etc.
• Browser-only: Use the extension to send links from inside your browser

Perfect for power users who want precision, privacy, and automation without bloat.