SwitchBoard – route macOS links to different browsers/profiles by app
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I built this because macOS lets you set one default browser, and I use three. Links from Slack kept opening in Safari. Terminal links opened outside my dev browser. The copy-paste workaround got old.SwitchBoard registers as your system default browser, intercepts clicked links, and routes them by rule:- App rules: Slack → Chrome Work, Xcode → Firefox Dev Edition, Messages → Safari - Domain rules: zoom.us → Zoom desktop app, figma.com → Figma desktop app - Profile targeting: specific Chrome/Arc/Firefox profiles, not just the browserThe main alternatives are Choosy ($10) and Velja ($8). Both are solid. SwitchBoard differs in a few ways: it has a free tier, it supports Arc Spaces (which neither
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Website: relaylabs.cc/switchboard
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