How to open a copied link in a specific browser or profile
Create a KeyRoutines routine with a Hotkey trigger, an If with Clipboard contains set to a web link, and Open URLs with the clipboard's text, the browser and the profile you pick. Show banner tells you when the clipboard doesn't hold a link.
Steps
- 1
Add a Hotkey trigger
Pick a chord such as Ctrl+Alt+L.
- 2
Check it's a link
Add an If with Clipboard contains set to a web link.
- 3
Open it
Inside, add Get clipboard as text, then Open URLs with that text and the browser and profile you want, for example Edge with your work profile.
- 4
Otherwise say so
In the Else branch, add Show banner "No link on the clipboard".
Tips
- Make two hotkeys for two profiles, such as work and personal.
Questions
- Can it change my default browser?
- No. It opens this link in the browser you picked and leaves Windows' default alone.
- Is it free?
- Yes.