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PickBrowser

PickBrowser is a program that lets you pick the browser you want to open external links.

PickBrowser window

If you have more than one browser installed on your computer, you probably have  been annoyed that there is no easy way to select which browser opens external links—such as links in e-mail messages. For example, Firefox may be your default browser, but you may have an e-mail link that you want to open in Internet Explorer. This is a common scenario in corporate settings, where links to an intranet are typically opened in Internet Explorer, for purposes of authentication.

PickBrowser neatly solves these problems by letting you pick the browser you want when you open an external link. Clicking an external link opens the PickBrowser window, from which you can select the browser of your choice. PickBrowser works by becoming your “default browser”. Settings are enabled at your option and are completely reversible. Aside from handling external links, your browser experience remains unchanged.

As useful as PickBrowser is when needed, it could become its own annoyance. Therefore, PickBrowser offers an AutoPick mode, which allows you to route all links to a specific browser. When you need to open external links in a different browser, either turn AutoPick off, or select another browser as your AutoPick destination.

Additional features:

  • Automatically recognizes browsers installed on your computer
  • Drag and drop enabled. Drag a link from one browser and drop it on PickBrowser to open the link in another browser
  • AutoPick—temporarily make a browser behave as if it were the default
  • AutoHide PickBrowser to Windows system tray
  • Rearrange PickBrowser icons
  • Address bar to examine URLs before they are opened in a browser
  • Manually add or remove browser icons
  • Runs as 32- or 64-bit application, depending on OS.
  • Configurable icon shortcut keys
  • Online context-sensitive help

PickBrowser runs on Windows XP/Vista/7 (32- and 64-bit). The Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 is required for Windows XP.

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