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Highbrow - 1.0

Manage multiple web browsers.

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All Time:	(5.0)
Version 1.0:	(5.0)
Selected Version:	1.0
Release Date:	2008-12-15
License:	Shareware
Downloads (version 1.0):	180
Downloads (all versions):	1,491
Price:	$12.00

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Product Description:

Highbrow enables anyone to utilize each installed web browser more effectively on the Mac by eliminating the annoyances that arise from using multiple web browsers. With Highbrow, the user can select any of three separate behaviors. 1. Users can easily switch the system-wide web browser via the Highbrow menu in the Mac's menubar. 2. Highbrow can change the browser on the fly as the user shifts between web browsers. 3. Highbrow can ask users which browser to use each time they click a link via an unintrusive heads-up display.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC

Feedback Summary:

Version 1.0:
Overall Rating:	(5.0)	Features:	(4.0)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(5.0)	Price:	(4.0)

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Perfect for SSBs, Fluid, Flock, Safari, Firefox, Sunrise, [insert browser here] users - Version: 1.0, 12/29/2008 11:39PM PST

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cornsyrupkills

It's about time this app was made! Now there's two. I've tried both Highbrow and Choosy and between the two, Choosy has a nicer config/preferences and lets you toggle browsers in a list, but misses points on squished/cutoff icons and inability to change transparency. Highbrow has a better overall implementation albeit with some bugs. I'd definitely pay for this one.

I like how even if you quit Highbrow, it launches when you click links. Maybe include an option to add Highbrow to startup items? A prefpane or collecting all the options into a robust preferences menu would be absolutely killer.

Please add/fix:
- Popup bezel doesn't resize to fit long list of browsers/SSBs on smaller screens--maybe emulate folder stacks in the dock.
- Press ESC to make bezel disappear
- Select browser based on url/string
- Manually add browsers (perhaps from list of webkit enabled apps)
- Type browser name to highlight browser in popup bezel (works in menu)
- When launching browsers that restore last session, the new url overtakes the old url in a window/tab that hasn't finished loading -- please fix to open url in new window/tab (chooser has this problem too).