Turnout vs Browserosaurus
Browserosaurus was a free, open source picker that showed your browsers whenever you clicked a link. Its GitHub repository was archived in August 2025, so it no longer gets updates. Turnout keeps the picker and adds rules, so most links don’t need a choice at all.
Side by side
| Feature | Turnout | Browserosaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free, Pro $9.99 once | Free, open source |
| Free version | Yes, up to 3 rules | Yes |
| Mac App Store | Coming soon | No |
| Requires | macOS 14 | Not listed |
| Rules by domain or keyword | Yes | No |
| Regular expression rules | Pro | No |
| Rules by the app you clicked in | Pro | No |
| Chrome, Edge, Brave and Vivaldi profiles | Yes | Not listed |
| Firefox profiles | No | Not listed |
| Safari profiles | No | Not listed |
| Picker when no rule matches | Yes | Picker for every link |
| Unwraps Slack, Google and Outlook links | Yes | Not listed |
| Matches the account in Slack sign-in links | Pro | No |
| Removes tracking parameters | No | Not listed |
| Set up in | Settings window | Picker |
| Shows why a link matched | Yes, link tester | No |
Compared in October 2026 from each app’s own website. “Not listed” means we couldn’t confirm it there, not that it’s missing.
Choose Browserosaurus if
- It already works for you on your current macOS and you don’t need updates.
Choose Turnout if
- You want a maintained app that keeps up with new macOS releases.
- You want the picker plus rules, so routine links open without asking.
- You want links to go to a specific Chrome profile.
Switching from Browserosaurus
Once Turnout is out, install it, choose it as your default browser, and set the fallback to “Ask each time” to keep the Browserosaurus feel. Add rules as you go: tick “Always open here” in the picker.
Turnout is coming soon. Join the waiting list and we’ll email you when it’s ready.