Open source · macOS 14+

Every link,
your call.

The instant you click a link, BrowBro pops a tiny picker at your cursor. Choose a browser, or the right Chrome profile, by keyboard or mouse. Fast, native, out of the way.

Download for macOS

Free & open source · macOS 14 Sonoma or later. First launch: how to open an unsigned app.

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How it works

Three moves. Then it disappears.

01

Intercept

BrowBro becomes your default browser and quietly catches every link you click, anywhere on your Mac.

02

Pick

A compact picker appears right at your cursor. Choose a browser, or a Chrome profile, by mouse or keyboard.

03

Launch

Your link opens in exactly the browser you meant. That's the whole trick.

See it move

Click a link. Choose your browser.

Try it: click the link in the message, or use ↑ ↓ and ⏎ to route it yourself.

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Dana
this one's worth a watch
take a look: youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
Make it yours

Show only what you use.

Choose exactly which browsers and Chrome profiles appear in the picker: flip each one on or off. Drag to reorder so the ones you reach for most sit right under your cursor.

Toggle any target on or off. Hidden ones never interrupt.
Drag to reorder: your 1–9 quick-keys follow the new order.
Chrome profiles are first-class targets, right beside your browsers.
BrowBro Settings
Shown in the picker drag to reorder
Open source

Built in the open, for macOS.

A native Swift + SwiftUI menu-bar app in the spirit of Velja. Read the code, file an issue, or send a pull request. Development happens on the develop branch.

Swift + SwiftUI macOS 14+ so.aca.browbro
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# install with Homebrew
brew install --cask browbro
# prove it works
open -a BrowBro "https://example.com/it-works"
Questions

Good to know

Yes. BrowBro is open source and free to use: the whole thing lives on GitHub.
No. During setup BrowBro remembers your current default and keeps it as a target: restore it as your default anytime, in one click.
Yes. Each Chrome profile shows up as its own target in the picker, with its color and email, so you can send a link straight into the right one.
Yes. In Settings you decide which browsers and Chrome profiles appear in the picker: flip each one on or off, and drag to reorder so your favorites sit up top (the 1–9 quick-keys follow the order).
It's keyboard-first: press 1–9 or a target's first letter to jump, ↑ ↓ to move, ⏎ to open the highlighted one, esc to cancel.
macOS 14 Sonoma or later.
Everything happens locally on your Mac. BrowBro just routes the link to the browser you choose. Nothing leaves your machine.