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Velja icon

Velja

 10 likes

Open links in a specific browser or a matching native app. Easily switch between browsers.

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Country of Origin

  • NO flagNorway

Platforms

  • Mac
5 / 5 Avg rating (5)
10likes
5comments
0news articles

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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Picker
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  No Tracking
  4.  Block Trackers

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  • App icon
    POX added Velja as alternative to Donut Browser
    about 1 month ago
  • POX updated Velja
    2 months ago
  • TheTechOddBug commented on Velja
    2 months ago

    Sadly, it is paid app now :(

  • offBrand liked Velja
    4 months ago
  • App icon
    POX added Velja as alternative to Browsly
    4 months ago
  • App icon
    POX added Velja as alternative to Default Browser
    6 months ago
  • Maoholguin reviewed Velja  
    7 months ago

    Really easy to use, minimal nice looking menu bar tool. It let you set several rules for different apps and browsers.

  • Maoholguin liked Velja
    7 months ago
  • Wagn3r reviewed Velja  
    11 months ago

    even better than Bumpr and it's FREE

  • Wagn3r liked Velja
    11 months ago
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Comments and Reviews

   
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Top Positive Comment
Gheorghe
Jun 12, 2022
1

Does the same thing as all the others, but it's free and works well. It has a lot of customization options which is surprising for a free app.

TheTechOddBug
May 2, 2025
0

Sadly, it is paid app now :(

Mauricio B. Holguin
Nov 26, 2024
0

Really easy to use, minimal nice looking menu bar tool. It let you set several rules for different apps and browsers.

Wagn3r
Aug 17, 2024
0

even better than Bumpr and it's FREE

Brka OÜ
Aug 26, 2022
0

I adore Velja because it allows me to choose a default browser between multiple (I use Chrome for work, Safari & Orion for personal stuff, and Firefox & Edge for development).

What is Velja?

Open links in a specific browser or a matching native app. Easily switch between browsers.

Example use-cases: • Use Safari as your primary browser but open Google Meet links in Chrome • Open links to figma.com directly in the Figma desktop app • Open links to the internal company website in Firefox • Open Zoom meeting invitations directly in the desktop Zoom app • Open all links clicked in the Slack app in your Chrome work profile

Highlights:

• Quickly change the primary browser • Interactive browser prompt • Directly open links to certain websites in their desktop app • Remove tracking parameters on clicked and copied links • Open copied links from the menu bar menu • Open Google Meet links in Chrome even if Safari is the default browser • Press a keyboard shortcut to use an alternative browser • Custom link rules • Open a specific browser depending on which app the link was clicked in • Use a specific browser profile for some links • Hide the menu bar icon • Shortcuts support • Handoff support • Share extension

Custom link rules:

Velja lets you create advanced rules to open certain links in a specific browser. For example, you could create a rule to make all URLs with the domain “google.com” open in Chrome. Or links opened from a specific app. Or both.

You can also use this to open some links in a specific browser profile. It supports Chrome and other Chromium-based browsers like Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, etc.

Supported apps:

Velja supports opening links in the native app for these services:

• Airtable • Amazon Chime • Apple Music • Around • Asana • ClickUp • Discord • Figma • Jitsi Meet • Linear • Microsoft Teams • Miro • Notion • Spotify • Telegram • Trello • Twitter • Zeplin • Zoom

And these services that do not have a desktop app:

• Google Meet • YouTube

You can also add custom apps using the rules feature. I'm happy to consider adding more apps built in.

Note: It's not feasible to add Slack support as its desktop app does not support opening Slack URLs directly.

¦ Shortcuts usage ideas

• Change default browser based on the active focus mode (see website for more)

¦ Note

Velja resolves shortened URLs to be able to match against the final URL. It comes with a large list of URL shorteners. Let me know if any are missing.

¦ FAQ

? What are tracking parameters and why would I want to remove them?

Removing tracking parameters improve privacy and also make URLs more aesthetically pleasing. Tracking parameters are used by many websites to track your browsing activity across websites.

Before: https://foo.com?utm_content=buffercf3b2&utm_source=snapchat.com After: https://foo.com

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Velja information

  • Developed by

    NO flagSindre Sorhus
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Commercial product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) that costs $8.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 5
  • Alternatives

    36 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Our users have written 5 comments and reviews about Velja, and it has gotten 10 likes

Velja was added to AlternativeTo by sindresorhus on May 23, 2022 and this page was last updated May 3, 2025.