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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.

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  • FreemiumProprietary

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  • Mac
  • Windows
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  • Developed by

    WebCatalog Ltd
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs up to $20 + free version with limited functionality.
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  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Switchbar, and it has gotten 2 likes

Switchbar was added to AlternativeTo by Quang Lam on Aug 5, 2021 and this page was last updated Apr 13, 2023.

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TBayAreaPat
CommentApr 12, 2023

Note that Switchbar, Hurl, and BrowserSelect are meant to choose browsers for links that are outside of a browser.. like in a pdf or email.

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zavakz
  
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Pending approval • Edited Apr 9, 2023

Tested this for about 1-2 minutes and found I hit the capabilities of the free/basic version right away. It's too limited to be considered "basic" in my opinion, more of a demo, to get you to pay $20 to upgrade. But seeing as how the basic version stopped me in my tracks in less than a few minutes, I would rather check out some more alternatives, like 'Hurl', which is an open source alternative.

It has potential though, the Chrome extension to switch links is useful, potentially doing what another program/extension does means one less program/app to load, but Hurl does it better, in which you can switch the current tab that's open. I did not properly test out the rules and other features, but the option to open certain domains seems useful. It also looks more polished, but of course when you're charging people, you have the resources.

On the other hand $20 for a life time of this software is not too bad.

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What is Switchbar?

Choose Where to Open Links. Any time you click on a web link with your Mac, Switchbar will prompt you to choose which browser, browser profile or email client to open that link with.

How It Works Switchbar can prompt you to select the browser (e.g. Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari,Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi) or email client (e.g Apple Mail, Spark, Outlook, webmail services such as gmail.com or outlook.com) you prefer whenever you open a particular link.

Browser Profiles Have multiple Chrome, Edge, Brave or Vivaldi browser profiles? Switchbar prompts you to pick which profile you prefer whenever you clicks on any link.

Rules Powerful behavior rules mean that Switchbar can pick the right browser or email client without prompting you. Always want links from your company website to open in your Chrome? No problem.

Browser Extensions Switchbar browser extensions integrate the app with your favorite browsers (including Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Opera, Brave and Vivaldi), so you can move a web page from one browser to another at the click of a button.

Powerful API Switchbar API lets developers trigger Switchbar from their own scripts and programs. It works from the Terminal, AppleScript, or anywhere you can open a URL.

WebCatalog Integration Switchbar will automatically scan for all the apps you installed from WebCatalog and let you quickly open links using the most suitable apps. For example, whenever you open a trello.com link, Switchbar will prompt you to open it in the Trello app instead of your browser.

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