Note
This software is currently in pre-v1.0 version, which means it can frequently introduce breaking changes with new versions.
Sometimes you might want to open a link in a browser of your choice, instead of the default one. Hurl lets you choose the browser each time you click a link (links outside of browsers). So naturally, it acts as default browser to do that.
- Modern Windows UI with multiple customization options
- Supports adding custom browser configuration with Launch Arguments
- Rules to automatically open a browser without prompting
- Settings application to manage all the features (beta)
- A Web Extension to open browser tabs in Hurl (experimental)
Download and install the latest versions of:
Tip
It is recommended to uninstall your current version before installing a new version.
After installing, make sure to set Hurl as the default http/https protocol handler aka as the default browser in the Windows Settings. In Windows 11: Settings > Apps > Default apps > Hurl > Set as default browser.
Vist to Docs for more details on usage and configuration. See Extensions readme for installing the Browser Extension.
- Install Visual Studio 2022 with following workloads:
- .NET desktop development
- Windows application development
- Desktop development with C++ (required for building Launcher)
- After forking and cloning the repository, open the solution file
./Hurl.slnin Visual Studio. You can change the projects between Hurl.BrowserSelector and Hurl.Settings - Install Rustup / Setup Rust complier locally to debug Launcher app
- Install Inno Setup to create the Hurl Installer
Use the Build Script from Utils/build.ps1 to build the application in Release mode and build the installer. Make sure you have all the tools installed mentioned in the above description.
To check out older versions source code, go to Github Tags.
This project is open to Pull-Requests and Feedback. MIT License.
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