URLCheck acts as an intermediary when opening url links, allowing, among other things: to remove trackers, affiliate links, unnecessary elements, facilitating link sharing, protecting against certain phishing techniques and many more….
Velja AlternativesWeb Browsers & Browser Selectors like Velja
Velja is described as 'Open links in a specific browser or a matching native app. Easily switch between browsers' and is a browser selector in the web browsers category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Velja for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux, Android and F-Droid apps. The best Velja alternative is URLCheck, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Velja are Hurl - Choose a Browser, BrowBro, LinkSheet and Browser Tamer.
Alternatives list
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.
BrowBro is a free, open-source, native Swift + SwiftUI menu-bar app for macOS. When you click a link anywhere on your Mac, BrowBro pops a compact picker right at your cursor, letting you choose which browser, or which specific Chrome profile, should open it, using either the...
34 LinkSheet alternatives- Set preferred browser: Always list all browsers, only list native apps, always list selected browser, only list whitelisted browsers
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
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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.
26 Browserino alternativesBrowserino is a tiny browser selector for MacOS written in SwiftUI. Just set as default browser, assign shortcuts, and now you can choose in which application you want to open the link.
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Junction vs Velja Comments
- Junction is Free and Open Source
- Junction is a Browser Selector
- Junction is Privacy focused
36 Browserosaurus alternativesBrowserosaurus is an open-source (MIT license), Electron-based app for macOS. It works by setting itself as the default browser; any clicked links in non-browser apps are now sent to Browserosaurus where it’ll present you with a menu of all your installed browsers.
Default Tamer is a macOS menu-bar app that becomes your default browser “interceptor”. Once set as the default web browser, it receives every link first, checks your routing rules, and then opens the link in the right browser automatically.
Cost / License
- Free Personal
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Mac
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Strips tracking codes from URLs across 25+ platforms like Facebook and Instagram, processes links offline with no permissions required, offers browser mode, configurable post-clean actions, history tracking, privacy-friendly conversions, and open-source code.
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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.
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Unlike Velja, this doesn't support setting rules to e.g. have specific domains always default to the same browser, without needing to click every time.