Switchbar

Choose where every link opens.

Switchbar lets you choose which browser, browser profile, or email client to use whenever you click a link—on both Mac and PC.

Download for macOS

Also available on Windows.

Feature

Total control over where links open

From browser profiles to email clients to smart automation — Switchbar routes every click exactly where it belongs.

Browser picker
Using multiple browsers? Switchbar prompts you to pick your preferred browser each time you click a link. Seamlessly switch between Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and more.
Browser profile picker
Easily choose between multiple profiles when opening links. Works with Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, Vivaldi, and more.
Email client picker
Pick your email app—like Apple Mail, Spark, or Outlook—when clicking on mailto: links. No more unwanted email app launches.
Smart rules
Automate behavior with powerful rules. Want company links to always open in Chrome? Set it once, and Switchbar handles the rest.
Handoff
Click a link on one Apple device and pick it up on another. Smooth transitions across your Apple ecosystem.
URL unshortener
Reveal the real destination behind short links like bit.ly or tinyurl.com before you click.
Tracking cleaner
Automatically strip tracking codes from URLs for a cleaner, more private browsing experience.
Deep linking
Open web links directly in desktop apps like Airtable, Figma, Jira, Linear, Notion, Trello, and more—no browser needed.
WebCatalog Desktop integration
Switchbar works with WebCatalog Desktop apps, so links to sites like Trello open in their desktop app—automatically.

Browser extension

Send any page to Switchbar

Move pages between browsers with a single click. Add Switchbar to your favorite browser for fast switching.

Google ChromeAdd to browser

Microsoft EdgeAdd to browser

OperaAdd to browser

BraveAdd to browser

VivaldiAdd to browser

Browser not supported? No problem.

Use our bookmarklet to send pages to Switchbar. Just drag it to your bookmarks bar and you're good to go.

Send to Switchbar

↑ Drag this button to your bookmarks bar

For developers

Switchbar API

Switchbar has a URL-based API. Open a specially formatted URL and Switchbar springs into action — sending a link to the right browser or email client, or prompting you to pick one.

switchbar://open/https://webcatalog.io

Prefix any web link with switchbar://open/ to open it through Switchbar.

# macOS
open switchbar://open/https://example.com

# Windows
start switchbar://open/https://example.com

Take control of your links today

Free to use. Available for macOS and Windows.

Download for macOS Download for Windows