mac-menu-browser-switch

Change default browser from your macOS menu

Languages

• English
• Русский

About

Mac Menu Browser Switch is a small native macOS menu bar app for quickly changing the system default browser. It is built for a personal Mac that moves between work and personal contexts, where switching the default browser should be faster than opening System Settings.

The app is intentionally local and inspectable: no network features, no telemetry, no accounts, and no cloud sync.

Features

• Left-click the menu bar icon to toggle between two configured browsers.
• Right-click the menu bar icon to open a menu with discovered browsers and settings.
• See the current default browser from the menu bar status.
• Configure the quick-toggle browser pair locally.
• Change both http and https default handlers together.

Built With GSD

This project was planned and implemented with GSD. The .planning/ directory keeps the project intent, requirements, roadmap, research notes, phase plans, and quick-task records alongside the source code.

Download

The easiest way to try the app is to download the ZIP archive containing the built .app from GitHub Releases.

Build

Requirements:

• macOS 15 Sequoia or newer
• Xcode 16 or newer

Build from Xcode:

1. Open MacMenuBrowserSwitch.xcodeproj.
2. Select the MacMenuBrowserSwitch scheme.
3. Use Product > Build or Product > Run.

Use

1. Launch MacMenuBrowserSwitch.app.
2. Use the menu bar icon to switch browsers.
3. Left-click toggles the configured browser pair.
4. Right-click opens the full browser menu and settings.

Maintainers

• @KillWolfVlad

License

This repository is released under version 2.0 of the Apache License.