Switchyard Alternatives

Apps similar to Switchyard include URLCheck, which is free and open source. Other options are Hurl - Choose a Browser, LinkSheet, Browser Tamer and Browserino. There's no shortage of Browser Selectors like Switchyard, with more than 25 alternatives for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and the web.

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  1. 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
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  2. Browsel icon
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    Browsel is a tool which lets you pick which browser a link opens in.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  3. Set it as your default browser and when opening a link from anywhere you'll get a neat selection which browser to use or use rules to automate which browsers to use for which links.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Firefox
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  4. For example, you are using Safari heavily in day life, but you'd like to use Chrome to open websites of work. You could add a rule for it, then every external links (links not in browser) will be opened in Chrome.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. Route links and requests for some sites to different browsers, without any extra clicks. Open certain websites or pages in your browser of choice with this desktop application and its complementary browser extensions.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Good alternative?
     
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