v0.1.7

BrowBro is now signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Download the DMG, drag it to Applications, and it opens — no "unidentified developer" block, no trip through System Settings, no Terminal incantation.

macOS will ask once for permission to read other apps' data; that's how BrowBro finds your Chrome profiles. It asks again even if you'd already granted it, because the app now carries a different signing identity.

Existing installs update in place from Settings → Updates.

What's Changed

• chore: release v0.1.0 by @tiagomoraes in #6
• chore: release v0.1.1 by @tiagomoraes in #9
• chore: release v0.1.2 by @tiagomoraes in #11
• chore: release v0.1.3 — in-app support + Settings window fixes by @tiagomoraes in #22
• chore: release v0.1.4 — in-app updates (Sparkle) + Settings version indicator by @tiagomoraes in #25
• chore: release v0.1.5 by @tiagomoraes in #27
• chore: release v0.1.6 by @tiagomoraes in #30
• chore: back-merge release v0.1.6 into develop by @tiagomoraes in #31
• feat: GitHub star counter, live routing art, and a credited byline by @tiagomoraes in #32
• chore: publish website refresh by @tiagomoraes in #33
• chore: release v0.1.7 — signed and notarized by @tiagomoraes in #34

Full Changelog: v0.1.6...v0.1.7

v0.1.6

Added

• Private windows. A new Settings → Private windows switch adds picker entries that open links in a browser's incognito/private window — per browser and even per Chrome profile ("Work Incognito" opens that profile's incognito window). Supported for Chrome, Chromium, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera, and Firefox; entries wear a sunglasses badge so a private pick is unmistakable. Safari is not supported (it offers no way to open a private window programmatically).

Existing installs on 0.1.4+ update in place via Settings → Updates → Check Now (or the next automatic check).

v0.1.5

What's Changed

• chore: set up gitflow branching, PR/issue templates, and OSS docs by @tiagomoraes in #1
• feat: intercept clicked links and scaffold the macOS menu-bar app by @tiagomoraes in #2
• feat: implement the design-system UI across picker, menu, settings, and onboarding by @tiagomoraes in #3
• feat: BrowBro marketing website (GitHub Pages) by @tiagomoraes in #4
• fix: working download button + v0.1.0 release prep by @tiagomoraes in #5
• fix: point Homebrew install at the browbro tap by @tiagomoraes in #7
• style: use a pipe in the page title by @tiagomoraes in #8
• chore: back-merge v0.1.1 into develop by @tiagomoraes in #10
• chore: back-merge v0.1.2 into develop by @tiagomoraes in #12
• fix(site): make the marketing site responsive on mobile by @tiagomoraes in #14
• feat(site): add donation section + repo Sponsor button by @tiagomoraes in #15
• fix(app): restore Settings… (⌘,) menu command by @tiagomoraes in #16
• feat(site): redesign support section as a BrowBro picker by @tiagomoraes in #17
• fix(app): keep background Settings window from being raised on every link by @tiagomoraes in #18
• feat(app): add support entry in Settings and the menu-bar dropdown by @tiagomoraes in #20
• ci: publish the website from main instead of develop by @tiagomoraes in #21
• chore: back-merge v0.1.3 release into develop by @tiagomoraes in #23
• feat(app): in-app updates via Sparkle + version indicator in Settings by @tiagomoraes in #24
• feat: hold a key to pick — gate the picker behind a modifier by @tiagomoraes in #26

Full Changelog: https://github.com/tiagomoraes/browbro/commits/v0.1.5

BrowBro v0.1.4

BrowBro now updates itself — plus a version indicator in Settings.

What's new

• In-app updates (via Sparkle): Settings → Updates has a Check Now button and an Automatically check for updates toggle, and the menu-bar dropdown has a Check for Updates… item. Updates are signature-verified and installed in place — and, unlike this download, they skip the "Open Anyway" prompt. So this is the last time you'll need the manual first-launch step below.
• Version indicator in Settings (bottom of the window: BrowBro 0.1.4 (4)).

Install

1. Download BrowBro.dmg, open it, and drag BrowBro onto Applications.
2. Launch BrowBro from Applications (unibrow mark in the menu bar).

Or with Homebrew:

brew install --cask tiagomoraes/browbro/browbro

First launch

Not yet notarized, so macOS blocks it once. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway, or run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/BrowBro.app"

(Future updates arrive through the in-app updater and won't need this.)

Requirements

macOS 14 (Sonoma)+, universal (Apple Silicon + Intel).

Checksum

sha256  8c218c2e3e7bb83f8675f9cf09a96213561b97a5d1287d5ff7bb9ea2129bceef  BrowBro.dmg

BrowBro v0.1.2

Patch release: the DMG's mounted volume now shows the BrowBro icon. Same app as 0.1.0/0.1.1.

Install

1. Download BrowBro.dmg, open it, and drag BrowBro onto Applications.
2. Launch BrowBro from Applications (unibrow mark in the menu bar).

Or with Homebrew:

brew install --cask tiagomoraes/browbro/browbro

First launch

Not yet notarized, so macOS blocks it once. Open System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway, or run:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/BrowBro.app"

(Notarization to remove this step is planned; see docs/NOTARIZING.md.)

Requirements

macOS 14 (Sonoma)+, universal (Apple Silicon + Intel).

Checksum

sha256  0b440c1cd99d24263dbe93b8d81ac695a4eaa5eb6692f7ee8aca3fced9f9ac01  BrowBro.dmg

BrowBro v0.1.1

Styled installer. Opening BrowBro.dmg now shows a branded window with a clear
drag-BrowBro-onto-Applications layout. The app itself is unchanged from 0.1.0.

Install

1. Download BrowBro.dmg below and open it.
2. Drag BrowBro onto the Applications folder.
3. Launch BrowBro from Applications (look for the unibrow mark in the menu bar).

Or with Homebrew:

brew install --cask tiagomoraes/browbro/browbro

First launch (please read)

BrowBro is code-signed but not yet notarized, so macOS blocks it on first launch. To open it:

• Double-click BrowBro once (you will see a warning), then open System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll to the bottom, and click Open Anyway. Confirm once more.

Or, from Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/BrowBro.app"

Requirements

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later
• Universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel)

Checksum

sha256  2c81039cf980c2619a4201c4474cd91d28d90403550447b7591c6fbb2dbaee1a  BrowBro.dmg

BrowBro v0.1.0

First public preview of BrowBro: the menu-bar browser router for macOS. The instant you click a link, BrowBro pops a tiny picker at your cursor, so you choose a browser or the right Chrome profile by keyboard or mouse.

Install

1. Download BrowBro.dmg below and open it.
2. Drag BrowBro into Applications.
3. Launch BrowBro from Applications (look for the unibrow mark in the menu bar).

First launch (please read)

This build is code-signed but not yet notarized, so macOS blocks it on first launch. To open it:

• Double-click BrowBro once (you will see a warning), then open System Settings > Privacy & Security, scroll to the bottom, and click Open Anyway. Confirm once more.

Or, from Terminal:

xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/BrowBro.app

Prove link reception without changing your default browser:

open -a BrowBro "https://example.com/it-works"

Requirements

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later
• Universal binary (Apple Silicon + Intel)

What's new

• The cursor picker: keyboard-first popover at the click point (1 to 9, arrows, first-letter jumps, Enter, Esc). Browsers and Chrome profiles as peers, with color swatches and quick-key badges.
• Menu-bar dropdown with default-browser status and one-click "Set as default browser".
• Settings: reversible default-browser takeover, Chrome-profile management, drag-to-reorder "Shown in the picker" catalog, and behavior toggles.
• First-run onboarding, the BrowBro brand (unibrow mark, app icon, design tokens), and the website at https://browbro.tiagomoraes.cloud.

Checksum

sha256  a2c5152f42cbfce2925c19507ee3ee26fce83ebbf0625d88e2df12e3e5da2009  BrowBro.dmg

Notarization is planned for a future release (DESIGN.md, decision 7).