Release v0.5.0
bichrome v0.5.0
bichrome is a simple utility for Windows and macOS that you configure as your default browser, which then will choose which browser to open a URL in based on the configuration you specify. It also supports picking a particular Chrome profile -- either by specifying a profile name, or by specifying the "hosted domain" of your profile if you're using Google Workspace. You can read more in the
Installation
Windows
- Download
bichrome-win64.exe
from this release. - Move it to its permanent home -- e.g. creating a directory in
%localappdata%\Programs
called bichrome and putting it there. - Run
bichrome-win64.exe
once by double clicking it. This will register bichrome as a potential browser. - Configure bichrome as your default browser by opening "Default Apps" (You can open your start menu and just type "Default Apps") and clicking the icon under "Web browser", and picking bichrome.
That's it! Now just create a configuration file named bichrome_config.json
next to bichrome-win64.exe
(see the configuration section for details) -- a good starting place is to download & edit the example config]
macOS
- Download
bichrome-macos.zip
from this release. - Extract it and copy the
bichrome
app e.g. to/Applications
- Open System Preferences and search for "Default Browser"
- Pick bichrome as youre default browser.
That's it! Now just create a configuration file named bichrome_config.json
in ~/Library/Application Support/com.bitspatter.bichrome/bichrome_config.json
(see the configuration section for details) -- a good starting place is to download & edit the example config.
Changes in v0.5.0
Windows
- Fix: Prevent a terminal window from popping up when opening a
link.