OpenIn alternative
A free, focused OpenIn alternative for browser profiles
OpenIn routes every kind of link for $11.99. If all you want is to get web links into the right browser profile, for free, with a fast picker and nothing to configure, Burly is the alternative to try.
OpenIn (OpenIn 4) by Loshadki is the most full featured router on this list. It sends not just web links but mailto links, phone numbers, and files to the app of your choice, with regex URL rewriting, scriptable targets, and a selection dialog when more than one target matches. Like Burly, it can open links in a specific browser profile and can target Safari profiles. It costs $11.99 as a one time purchase, or comes with Setapp.
Burly vs. OpenIn, feature by feature
| Feature | Burly | OpenIn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | $11.99 one-time |
| Opens links in a specific browser profile | ✓ | ✓ |
| Targets Safari profiles | ✓ | ✓ |
| Routes mail, files, and phone links | ✗ | ✓ |
| Regex URL rewriting and rules | ✗ | ✓ |
| Scriptable targets (zsh, JavaScript) | ✗ | ✓ |
| Picker at your cursor | Radial, under the cursor | Selection dialog |
| Works with zero configuration | ✓ | Rule setup |
| Per-profile keyboard shortcuts | ✓ | ✗ |
| Global hotkey to open a profile (no link needed) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Per-profile emoji, account photo, and color | ✓ | ✗ |
| Native macOS app | ✓ | ✓ |
Where OpenIn is the better pick
- OpenIn routes everything, not just web links. Mailto links, phone numbers, and files all go to the app you choose.
- It has regex URL rewriting and can run zsh or JavaScript scripts as targets, for advanced automation.
- Like Burly, it can target Safari profiles, which most competitors cannot.
The verdict
If you want one utility to route every kind of link, mail, files, and phone numbers included, with deep rule based automation, OpenIn is an excellent $11.99 tool. Burly is free and does one job intently: getting web links into the right browser profile through a fast radial picker, with per-profile keys and global hotkeys and nothing to configure.
Try Burly free
Native, private, and free. Route every link to the right browser profile in seconds. No account required.
Download for macOS