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 Mac App Store

Free & open source · macOS 14 Sonoma or later · Signed & notarized by Apple — opens on first launch.

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Three moves. Then it disappears.

No window to manage, nothing to switch to. BrowBro shows up for half a second and gets out of the way.

  1. Intercept

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

  2. Pick

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

  3. Launch

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

Click a link.
Choose your browser.

Click the link in the message — or route it yourself. ↑↓⏎

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Fri 9:41
Dana
this one's worth a watch
take a look: youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ

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

Three ways in. One BrowBro.

Free on every channel, and the same app on each. Pick the one that fits how you keep your Mac.

Not sure? Grab the DMG: it's signed & notarized and opens on first launch. Switching channels later works; settings and permissions just start over.

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 tiagomoraes/browbro/browbro
# prove it works
open -a BrowBro "https://example.com/it-works"

Buy the bro a coffee.

BrowBro is free, open source, and has no ads or tracking — and it'll stay that way. If it's earned its spot in your menu bar, you can help keep it there. No tiers, no minimums, no wrong answer: any amount makes a real difference, and so does a star.

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from a happy user
Sponsor on GitHub One-time or monthly — you pick the amount Buy me a coffee A one-off on Ko-fi — no account needed Star the repo Free — and it helps more than you'd think

Zero platform fees · every cent goes into keeping BrowBro alive. Thank you 💙

Good to know

Yes. Free as a direct download, free through Homebrew, free on the Mac App Store, and open source: 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.
Same app, two builds. The direct download is the one we recommend: signed & notarized, it updates itself and keeps the Sponsor links (the store doesn't allow them). The Mac App Store version is sandboxed and updated by the App Store, if you'd rather keep everything there. For Chrome profiles, the App Store build asks you to pick Chrome's folder once in an open panel; the direct build asks through a system permission prompt instead. Switching later works, but settings and permissions start over.
Everything happens locally on your Mac. BrowBro just routes the link to the browser you choose. Nothing leaves your machine.
BrowBro is free and always will be. If you'd like to help keep it alive, you can sponsor it on GitHub or buy me a coffee — any amount, one-time or monthly. Starring the repo and telling a friend helps just as much.