Burly vs. Browserosaurus
Burly vs. Browserosaurus
Two free macOS link pickers. Browserosaurus chooses between browsers. Burly chooses between profiles, Safari profiles included, and stays native rather than Electron. Here is how they compare.
Browserosaurus is a free, open source browser picker for macOS. Click a link and it pops up a grid of your installed browsers, each on a keyboard shortcut, so you can choose where the link opens. It is simple and friendly, but it chooses browsers, not profiles, so it cannot tell your Work Chrome from your Personal Chrome. It is built on Electron rather than native code.
Burly vs. Browserosaurus, feature by feature
| Feature | Burly | Browserosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Open source | ✗ | ✓ |
| Picker at your cursor | Radial, under the cursor | Grid popup |
| Keyboard shortcuts | ✓ | ✓ |
| Opens links in a specific browser profile | ✓ | ✗ |
| Targets Safari profiles | ✓ | ✗ |
| Per-profile emoji, account photo, and color | ✓ | ✗ |
| Global hotkey to open a profile (no link needed) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Modifier-key bypass and routing modes | ✓ | ✗ |
| Native macOS app (not Electron) | ✓ | ✗ |
Where Browserosaurus is the better pick
- Browserosaurus is free and open source, with a clean, friendly grid picker.
- If you only juggle browsers and never profiles, it does that one job simply and well.
- It has a welcoming community and an approachable codebase to contribute to.
The verdict
Browserosaurus is a lovely free pick if you only need to choose between browsers. But the moment one browser holds two profiles, Work and Personal Chrome, or two Safari profiles, it cannot tell them apart. Burly makes each profile a first class destination, Safari profiles included, stays native rather than Electron, and adds per-profile keys, a modifier bypass, and global hotkeys.
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