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- [Configuration](docs/Configuration.md) - Config file format, rules, and settings.
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- [URI Scheme](docs/URI%20Scheme.md) - Custom `switchyard://` URLs for specifying browser preferences.
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- [Prior Art](docs/Prior%20Art.md) - Similar tools that inspired Switchyard.
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## Development
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Tests are automatically run in CI on every push and pull request.
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## Prior Art
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Switchyard draws inspiration from other excellent URL routers and browser pickers:
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**Linux:**
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- **[Junction](https://github.com/sonnyp/Junction)** - Elegant browser picker with a modern interface.
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- **[Braus](https://braus.properlypurple.com/)** - GTK/Python browser picker for selecting browsers on each link click.
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- **[Choosy](https://choosy.app/)** - The gold standard URL router with beautiful UI and powerful rule-based routing.
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- **[BrowseRouter](https://github.com/nref/BrowseRouter)** - JSON-configured browser router for Windows 10/11.
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- **[BrowserPicker](https://browserpicker.z13.web.core.windows.net/)** - Microsoft Store app for picking browsers and routing by URL patterns.
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- **[Linklever](https://linklever.net/)** - Fast browser router with URL filtering available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Switchyard combines the best ideas from these tools: powerful rule-based routing with a fast, native Linux experience built on GTK4 and libadwaita.
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## License
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# Prior Art
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Switchyard draws inspiration from other excellent URL routers and browser pickers.
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## Linux
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- **[Junction](https://github.com/sonnyp/Junction)** - Elegant browser picker with a modern interface.
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- **[Braus](https://braus.properlypurple.com/)** - GTK/Python browser picker for selecting browsers on each link click.
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## macOS
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- **[Choosy](https://choosy.app/)** - The gold standard URL router with beautiful UI and powerful rule-based routing.
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## Windows
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- **[BrowseRouter](https://github.com/nref/BrowseRouter)** - JSON-configured browser router for Windows 10/11.
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- **[BrowserPicker](https://browserpicker.z13.web.core.windows.net/)** - Microsoft Store app for picking browsers and routing by URL patterns.
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## Cross-platform
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- **[Linklever](https://linklever.net/)** - Fast browser router with URL filtering available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.