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Life & fun · April 7, 2025

Browser Router – Open links in different browsers based on URL rules

Browser Router is a custom link handler for Windows that intercepts HTTP and HTTPS links and opens them in different browsers based on user-defined rules.

Browser Router – Open links in different browsers based on URL rules launched on April 7, 2025 with 12 votes, #2,465 of 7,818 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.

In plain words

Browser Router is a Windows application that intercepts HTTP and HTTPS links and routes them to different browsers based on user-defined rules. It allows users to automatically direct specific URLs to their preferred browser rather than using a single default. The tool is designed for Windows users who work with multiple browsers and want to automate which browser handles different types of links.

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From the sources

Custom Windows link handler that routes HTTP/HTTPS URLs to different browsers based on user-defined rules. - x011/browser-router

Browser Router is a custom link handler for Windows that intercepts HTTP and HTTPS links and opens them in different browsers based on user-defined rules. This tool lets you define domain patterns (like *.example.com ) and associate them with different browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Tor, etc.). When you click a link, Browser Router will open it in the appropriate browser according to your rules — or a default browser if no match is found. You can install Browser Router by using the provided BrowserRouterInstaller.exe installer (from GitHub Releases), or build your own. To make Browser Router open web links by default, you need to set it as the handler for the http and https link types. You can…from github.com

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