A practical guide for developers who use a separate development browser (like Polypane) and want localhost URLs to automatically open in it instead of their default browser. Covers tools for all three major platforms: macOS (Finicky, Choosy, Velja, Browserosaurus), Windows (BrowseRouter, BrowserSelector, Account Surfer), and Linux (Bowser, xdg-open scripting). Each tool includes installation steps and configuration snippets. Also mentions Polypane browser extensions as a lighter alternative.

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macOSWindowsLinuxAlternative: our browser extensionsKnow other ways?
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