Name: MultiBrowser
Rating: 5 (27 reviews)

MultiBrowser overview

MultiBrowser allows you to take control of the many browsers that you may have installed on your Mac. Whenever you click on a link in just about any application (e.g. Mail, Preview, etc), MultiBrowser will appear and allow you to choose which browser to open that link in. MultiBrowser's browser selection window is highly configurable allowing you to change its colors, size, and more so that you can decide exactly what it should look like. MultiBrowser uses built-in Mac OS X services so that it does not even have to be running until you actually click a link - this means that it will not waste any of your Mac's resources. MultiBrowser also has additional options for changing how browsers are launched, handling multiple monitors, and more. It has optional usage tracking (which will not be shared with anyone except yourself) to let know how many times you use each browser.

Features:

Take control of the many browsers that you may have installed on your Mac
Can launch links from just about any application
Uses no resources when idle
Works with just about any browser
Highly configurable appearance lets you choose colors, size, and more
Options for changing how browsers are launched
Multi-Monitor support
Optional usage tracking
Automatically checks for the newest version
It's Free!

What’s new in version 1.1.1

Updated on Sep 16 2010

Version 1.1.1:

Renamed all references of (the incorrectly named) "combo-box" to (the now correctly named) "popup menu"
Simplified and improved "Preview Appearance" code
When the browser selection window appears, it will be positioned so that the mouse will now be over the initially selected browser (unless you have the location always set to centered)
Updated pie chart code to work properly with updated Google Chart API
Fixed a rare problem that could cause the MultiBrowser app to fail to launch on some 10.5 systems
Updated Help Book

Information

License

Free

Size

1.4 MB

Developer’s website

https://sites.google.com/site/tesseractsoftware/multibrowser

Downloads

20968

App requirements

Intel 64
Intel 32
PPC 32
Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later

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nc653703

Aug 13 2021

1.1.1

Version: 1.1.1

It is better to use the Orbit browser from Gologin on Mac. it is more convenient, it works on Chrome.

Lumac52

Apr 18 2019

5.0

Still an indispensable tool on macOS Mojave. Works like a charm!

sweetcharlie

Oct 7 2016

Still working with Sierra. DMG file contains everything needed to install.

Jan 29 2016

This MacUpdate installer seems to be missing the preference pane file that came with the developers original package and the app won't work without it. Seeing how the app still works in El Capitan, how can this be rectified?

VadimVH

Oct 23 2014

Is there anybody who has tested Multibrowser on Yosemite guys?

Eridani

Jan 28 2014

And still amazingly working on Mavericks!

Icharlie

Jul 18 2013

This app is awesome! Let you choose which browser to open, so you can let different browsers have their purpose

MikeUnderwood

Sep 9 2012

Hi, I hope someone can help me out here. I have sent a couple of emails to the developer with no response, so I think the project might be dead. But I love MultiBrowser but since my upgrade to Mountain Lion it will not work. It keeps telling me MultiBrowser should not be run directly. If MultiBrowser is enabled (from the Preference Pane) it will automatically run when you click a link. I am not trying to run it directly, I am clicking on a link and while the Multibrower window comes up so does the message. I have tried removing and reinstalling the application a couple of times and that has not fixed the issue Thanks for any suggestions. Mike

Robio

Jun 25 2012

As a QA engineer, I'm always working in multiple browsers at once. I've been using MultiBrowser for a couple years now, and I don't know what I'd do without it. I've donated twice because it's been of such good value to me. I haven't upgraded to Lion yet — here's hoping it's Lion compatible!

Sw-tester

Aug 11 2011

After using this for a while it works great. A bonus feature is if I accidentally click a link I can click cancel and not open the link.

Apr 30 2011

a hot key to enable and disable would make this super great.

Steven-Goodheart

Feb 18 2011

Love it. Does exactly what is says, is easy to use, readily configurable. For someone who bounces around from browser to browser, like me, this is a godsend. Plus, it's free! Thanks!

Bikerfunjoe

Nov 22 2010

It's a fact, some websites look and/or work better in different browsers. For example, my WordPress site editor does some quirky things in Safari, but works great in Firefox. Google Docs and GMail work better in Chrome (makes sense, Google wrote Chrome). There's lots of reasons you might want to view a website in one particular browser and that one may not be your default. MultiBrowser lets you choose which browser you want to open a link with and does so beautifully. After installing the MultiBrowser PrefPane and setting MultiBrowser as your default browser, whenever you click on a link in an e-mail or any other document, MultiBrowser pops up a list of the browsers installed on your Mac and lets you choose which one to open the link with. It couldn't be easier. Additionally, the MultiBrowser popup is very attractive and completely configurable. It reminds me of Growl notifications except the list pops up at the mouse pointer. Kudos for the developers. By making this free, they've done a great service to the Mac community.

auser

Sep 20 2010

Bug : I have a 'Firefox 3.app' and a 'Firefox 4.app'. I added both to selection. But MultiBrowser shows both as Firefox 4.

Thanks for implementing automatic cursor move to the chosen browser.

Jatyas

Sep 17 2010

I can't see to download this software...

Jazzyguy

Sep 6 2010

1.1.0

Version: 1.1.0

Great App! Extremely Useful!

Yaba-daba-do

You have to set it up first, Go to preferences click on MB then click on the main tab then click on the drop down then click on MB to make it your default. Then click on the browsers tab then click on search for browsers. Then you should be golden!

Although I enjoyed using it with the prior version I tried it in this current version and it just did not work.I installed the app and the preference pane.I clicked on a link in my mail and the unix firewall came up as usual asking me if I wanted to open it. I said yes and nothing happened. I clicked the link a second time and the Unix built in again asked me if I wanted to open it I said yes and again nothing happened. I trashed the preference pane and the app as well as the preferences and crash reporter after installing it twice.I am using a MacBook Pro with 10.5.8 and 4GB of Ram.