macOS 13.0+ Supported

Take Control of Your Links

A lightweight macOS browser chooser. Click a link anywhere, and Chowser lets you instantly pick which browser opens it. No dock icon, no bloat.

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Seamless Installation

Get up and running in seconds. Chowser is designed to be lightweight and unobtrusive.

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Download & Install

Download the latest .dmg file. Open it and drag the Chowser app icon into your Applications folder.

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Launch & Bypass Warning

Launch Chowser from Applications. Because this is an unsigned build, on the first launch, you must Right-click → Open to bypass macOS Gatekeeper.

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Set as Default

Follow the onboarding prompts to set Chowser as your default browser. It will now intercept links and live quietly in your menu bar.

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Configure Browsers

Click the menu bar icon -> Settings to add your installed browsers, reorder them, and configure custom routing rules.

Smart Routing Rules

Never pick a browser manually again. Set up powerful rules to auto-route specific domains to work, personal, or testing browsers.

How Rules Work

Rules execute from top to bottom. When you click a link, Chowser checks the URL against your rules. The first matching rule automatically opens the link in the assigned browser, bypassing the picker.

  • Domain Matching

    Match exact domains or use wildcards (e.g., *.google.com) or regex.

  • URL Matching

    Match specific paths or full URLs containing certain keywords.

# Open work links in Chrome

IF url contains "github.com/company"

→ OPEN IN Google Chrome

# Open banking in Safari

IF domain matches "*.chase.com"

→ OPEN IN Safari

# Fallback behavior

ELSE

→ SHOW Browser Picker

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