The Best Browser Picker for Mac in 2026

A browser picker, sometimes called a link router or browser chooser, sits between a clicked link and your browser. Instead of every link landing in whatever browser macOS has set as default, a picker lets you send each one where it belongs: a specific browser, or better, a specific profile inside that browser. If you keep separate work and personal profiles, a picker is the difference between links that land in the right place and a constant copy-paste-switch dance.

There are several good options on macOS, and the right one depends on whether you want to write rules, click a choice, or never see a prompt at all. Here are the leading picks for 2026, with an honest read on who each one is for.

Browserosaurus: the simple, free browser picker

Browserosaurus is a free, open source picker that pops up a grid of your installed browsers when you click a link, each on a keyboard shortcut. It is friendly and does its one job well. The catch is that it chooses browsers, not profiles, so it cannot tell your Work Chrome from your Personal Chrome. It is also built on Electron rather than native code. If you only juggle separate browsers and never profiles, it is a fine free choice.

Finicky: scriptable routing for developers

Finicky is free, open source, and the most programmable option here. You describe your routing in a JavaScript config file and Finicky sends each link to the right browser or profile silently, with no picker in the way. It can target Chrome and Firefox profiles and version-control your rules. The trade-off is the config file itself: there is no picker and no automatic discovery, so it rewards people who are comfortable writing and maintaining code.

Velja and Choosy: polished rule-based routers

Velja ($8 one-time, by Sindre Sorhus) and Choosy ($10 one-time) are the mature, paid rule engines. Velja routes links by host or source app, can open links in native apps, and strips tracking parameters. Choosy has the deepest rule engine on macOS, matching on URL, source app, and even time of day, and hooks into Share, Handoff, and AirDrop. Both can target Chromium profiles. Neither can target Safari profiles. If you want automatic, conditional routing and do not mind paying, these are excellent.

OpenIn: route everything, not just web links

OpenIn ($11.99 one-time, or on Setapp) is the most full-featured router on this list. It routes web links, mailto links, phone numbers, and files, with regex URL rewriting and scriptable targets. Like Burly, it can open links in a specific browser profile, including Safari profiles. If you want a single utility to route every kind of link with deep automation, OpenIn is worth the price.

Burly: the free, profile-first picker

Burly is a free, native macOS app built around one idea: the profile is the destination. Click a link and a radial picker blooms under your cursor, showing every browser profile on your Mac, each on a keyboard shortcut. It discovers your profiles automatically, with nothing to configure, and it can target Safari profiles, which Velja, Choosy, Finicky, and Browserosaurus cannot. It also adds per-profile emoji, colors, and global hotkeys to open any profile without a link.

Burly does not have a rules engine, does not route mail or files, and is not open source, so if you want silent rule-based automation, Finicky, Choosy, or OpenIn will serve you better. But if you want a free, fast, picker-first tool that treats every profile as a first-class destination, Burly is the one to try.

Which browser picker should you choose?

Pick Browserosaurus if you only switch between browsers and want something free and simple. Pick Finicky if you are a developer who wants scriptable, version-controlled routing with no picker. Pick Velja or Choosy if you want polished, paid rule engines for Chromium profiles. Pick OpenIn if you want to route every kind of link, not just web links. And pick Burly if you want a free, picker-first app that routes to any browser profile, Safari profiles included, with zero configuration.