defaultbrowser
A macOS command-line tool for listing and changing the system's default browser.
By The defaultbrowser contributors
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About defaultbrowser
defaultbrowser uses the macOS Launch Services API to inspect available HTTP handlers and show the current default browser. You can also set a browser as the default from the terminal, which makes it useful in scripts or for managing a Mac without navigating system settings.
Strengths
- Lists available HTTP handlers
- Sets the default browser from the command line
- Uses macOS Launch Services
Limitations
- For macOS only
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under the MIT license.
- License
- MIT
- Developer
- The defaultbrowser contributors
- Platforms
- macOS, Command line
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Mac users who want to inspect or change their default browser from the terminal
- Categories
- System utilities, Web browsers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the Homebrew formula