In short
Choosy is a Mac app with the deepest rules of the lot. A rule can look at the web address (with wildcards or a regular expression), the app the link came from, the keys you hold, how many browsers are running, and more. It can open the link in one browser, the best running one, several at once, or show a prompt.
Profile Porter needs no rules. It reads which profiles are signed in to the site and where you use it, opens the link there, and asks when two profiles are about even.
Side by side
| Profile Porter | Choosy | |
|---|---|---|
| Picks a profile without rules | Yes: from sign-ins, saved passwords and history | No: rules, or a prompt |
| Rules | Optional: a site, or every link from an app, to one profile | Yes: web address (wildcards, regular expressions), source app, modifier keys, running browsers and more |
| Asks you | When two profiles are about even, or when you hold Shift | When a rule says so (all browsers, running ones, or a list) |
| Learns from your picks | Yes, from each pick and each Undo | No |
| Chrome, Edge, Brave profiles | Yes | Chrome, Edge, Brave and Vivaldi |
| Firefox profiles | Yes, old and new style | Not mentioned |
| Firefox containers | Yes, with the Open external links in a container add-on | Not mentioned |
| Safari profiles | Yes, on a Mac (Safari 17 or later) | Not mentioned |
| Opens links in apps | Yes, when the site says its app opens the link (Zoom, Figma) | Any app you add to its list, if it opens web links |
| Removes tracking from links | Yes, built in | Not mentioned |
| Expands short links | Yes, if you turn it on | Shown expanded in the prompt, if you turn it on |
| Undo a wrong pick | Yes | No |
| Private window | Yes: hold Shift as you pick (not Safari) | Yes: Chrome, Edge, Brave and Vivaldi |
| Price | €12 once for 1.x, on up to 3 computers; 14-day refund | $10; one key for all your Macs |
| Platforms | macOS 14 or later; Windows 10 or 11 | macOS 15.6 or later |
| Open source | No | No |
Where Choosy is better
- The most detailed rules. Wildcards and regular expressions, modifier keys, the number of running browsers, AirDrop, Handoff and the Share menu as sources. Rules can open a link in several browsers at once. Profile Porter's rules are only "this site" or "this app".
- The prompt is yours to shape: a row or a circle under the mouse, running browsers marked, several styles.
- Automation. An x-choosy:// API for Terminal and AppleScript, your own API methods, and two Shortcuts actions.
- A free trial and every Mac. 45 days free, and one key for all the Macs you use. Profile Porter has no trial, only a 14-day refund, and a license covers 3 computers.
- It reads none of your browsing data to decide.
Where Profile Porter is better
- No rules to write. It picks the profile where you're signed in to the site and use it most, so a site you already use works on the first click.
- It learns, and you can undo. Each pick and each Undo teaches it.
- More kinds of profile. Choosy names profiles in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Vivaldi. Profile Porter also opens Firefox profiles and containers, other Chromium browsers, and Safari profiles on a Mac.
- Built in: tracking removed from links, links that go straight to Zoom or Figma, and sign-in links that go back to the profile you were on.
- Windows too, and macOS 14, where Choosy's current version needs 15.6.
Price and platforms
Choosy is $10, paid through Stripe on its website, free for 45 days first. One license key works on all the Macs you use. The latest version is 2.5.2, from 12 October 2025, for macOS 15.6 or later. Mac only.
Profile Porter is €12 once for every 1.x update, on up to 3 computers, Mac or Windows, with a full refund within 14 days if it isn't for you. It needs macOS 14 or later, or Windows 10 or 11.
Which to choose
Choose Choosy if…
- you want precise rules, with regular expressions and modifier keys;
- you switch between browsers more than between profiles;
- you use more than 3 Macs, or want to try it before you pay.
Choose Profile Porter if…
- you'd rather it work out the profile than keep rules for it;
- you use Firefox or Safari profiles, or Firefox containers;
- you use Windows.
Get Profile Porter for €12, once.
Everything included, no account, and a full refund within 14 days if it isn't for you. macOS 14 or later, or Windows 10 or 11.
Checked on 21 October 2026 on their official pages: Choosy; releases; buy; browsers settings; rules; extensions; registration; Shortcuts; API. Something out of date? Tell us at support@profileporter.com.