Default Browser
An Alfred workflow to set the default web browser.
Usage Note
- Set the default web browser using the keyword (default:
sdb). - The macOS browser change confirmation dialog is automatically accepted.
- ⏎ Set as default browser
- ⌘⇧⏎ Blacklist the application
- ⌃ View the file path of the application
Utility: Use the workflow's File Action (name: Bundle Identifier Information) to retrieve an application's bundle identifier (Legacy).
Compiled Version (command line)
See Details
The executable can be used to change the default browser from the command line: ./set_default_browser tor
Recompile
In your terminal:
mkdir set-default-browser
cd set-default-browser
swift package init --type executable
This will generate the following structure for you:
.
├── Package.swift
├── README.md
├── Sources
│ └── set_default_browser
│ └── set_default_browser.swift
└── Tests
└── set_default_browserTests
└── set_default_browserTests.swift
Replace the contents of set_default_browser.swift with the contents of the included main.swift.
Replace the contents of Package.swift with the contents of the included Package.swift
In your terminal, run:
swift build -c release
The executable is located in .build/release/ (hidden folder) and is called set_default_browser. release is a symbolic link and, in my case, the path reads: /.build/arm64-apple-macosx/release/set_default_browser. Depending on your system, this might differ.
Copy the executable and replace the version that comes with the workflow.
Some Popular Browsers
Name | Bundle Identifier
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Safari | com.apple.Safari
Google Chrome | com.google.Chrome
Firefox | org.mozilla.firefox
Opera | com.operasoftware.Opera
Brave Browser | com.brave.Browser
Tor Browser | org.torproject.torbrowser
Microsoft Edge | com.microsoft.edgemac
Vivaldi | com.vivaldi.Vivaldi