- **macOS 27**: Refreshing profiles now asks for your permission with a one-time **Grant Access** dialog instead of silently failing — and a failed refresh no longer erases the profile list you already had. Profiles you configured earlier keep working either way - New: add a browser profile manually with the **+** button in the profile editor — the escape hatch when discovery is unavailable. Manually added profiles survive later refreshes - Bug fix: with several Safari profiles configured, routing a link could open the wrong profile twice and end with "Failed to open a profile window". Profile windows are now located by name in Safari's File menu, so routing works regardless of profile order, count, or menu layout — existing setups are fixed automatically, no reconfiguration needed - New scheme: `magnet` — route magnet links (e.g. to Transmission) with the full rule engine. Settings → Schemes → Add scheme… → Other → Magnet Links - [MAS] OpenIn Helper upgrade is required.

- Bug fix: file types inside a file group could not be selected, so **Remove selected** stayed disabled and the right-click menu had nothing to act on. Adding file types was never affected - Bug fix: the last paragraph of the welcome tutorial's final step was cut off, hiding the support links - Fixed a typo on the welcome tutorial's final step

- Bug fix: file handlers are now identified by the extension you type rather than by the file type macOS resolves it to. Adding `.md` could produce a handler labelled `.txt` (with the wrong icon), and Markdown files could then be routed by the `.txt` handler, because some Macs map both extensions to the same underlying file type. Extensions that share a type — such as `.md` and `.txt`, or `.yml` and `.yaml` — can now have separate handlers, apps, and rules. Existing handlers are unchanged; add a handler for the extension you want if two were previously merged. - Bug fix: file groups are identified by extension too, so a group containing a plain-text type no longer claims Markdown files, and group members show the extension you added rather than the canonical one. Groups created before 4.4.2 keep every extension their file types declare — a group with a JPEG entry still claims `.jpg` and `.jpe` alongside `.jpeg` - The per-handler **Enabled** switch is now labelled **Warn when OpenIn is not the default**, which is all it ever controlled — it never stopped OpenIn from routing that type - Bug fix: dotfiles (`.gitignore`, `.zshrc`, `.env`) reach the dotfile handler again. Since 4.4.0 macOS reported them as generic data files, so they were routed by a separate handler instead of the one you configured - Bug fix: **Set as default** had no effect for extensions macOS does not recognise (such as `.conf` or `.env`), and those handlers always showed the "not default" warning - Bug fix: selected apps were cleared when a rule's launch mode was switched back to **Selected** or **Selected (running)** - Bug fix: crash in the script and regex editors when the text contained emoji or other non-ASCII characters - Bug fix: in the app selection dialog, a number shortcut could collide with a custom key assigned to another app — the position number is now hidden when that happens - Bug fix: URL-rewriting scripts no longer fail when the JavaScript engine writes a harmless warning; success is now decided by the script's exit status - Bug fix: unusual URLs no longer crash the script helper, and a script task with nothing to do now reports a real error instead of an empty result - Bug fix: history entries could be silently dropped when another OpenIn process (Helper, widget, Browser Launcher) wrote to the shared database at the same time - Bug fix: **Open again** in History now explains why a file can't be reopened instead of doing nothing - Bug fix: the History widget could crash or show stale rows because it read the database off the wrong thread - Bug fix: domain rules with a port now recognise the default ports for `rdp` and `vnc` - Bug fix: `openin://` links written with mixed capitalisation (`OpenIn://`) are now recognised - Bug fix: OpenIn no longer rewrites a database created by a newer version of the app down to an older schema - Bug fix: on macOS 27, **Edit…** for an application opened an empty sheet — the form was drawn before the application's settings finished loading

- Added profile support for **Brave Origin** (release, beta, and nightly channels) - Added profile support for Brave Beta, Brave Dev, and Brave Nightly - Bug fix: App selection dialog could appear in the wrong position if the cursor moved while the dialog was being prepared - Bug fix: the background default-app check could drain the battery of a sleeping laptop — it now runs only when macOS considers it a good time

New: Route more URL schemes • The new Schemes tab brings Mail, Call, and other scheme handlers together. Existing settings migrate automatically. • Add searchable handlers for editors and IDEs; remote and terminal tools; Git clients; communication apps; calendars; authentication apps; and more. • Every handler supports OpenIn’s rule engine, including source app, key modifiers, Focus, and custom JavaScript rewriting. New: Make OpenIn your default terminal • OpenIn can now be the default app for Unix executables and executable scripts, routing them to your chosen terminal. • Easily add Unix executable and Folder handlers from Settings → Files → Add file type… → Common types. • Extensionless files now use their actual content type, and file types without an extension display a localized name. New: On-device phishing detection • With phishing prevention enabled, Apple Intelligence checks links in the background without delaying them. Suspicious links trigger a notification explaining why, with actions to trust the domain or view History. • Trusted domains skip detection. Checks are prewarmed, deduplicated, and time out after five seconds. • Advanced users can customize the detection prompt or restore the default under Settings → Browsers → Phishing prevention. • Requires macOS 26 with Apple Intelligence enabled. Improved History • Compact rows now show the time, URL, target app, and any phishing warning. • The new Details inspector explains the complete routing decision, including the original URL, source app, modifiers, origin, Focus, matched rule, selected app, and phishing verdict. • Trusted domains can be added directly from flagged entries. More browser profiles • Added profile support for Zen Browser and Helium Browser. • Profile discovery now supports Firefox forks that use profiles.ini. Bug fixes and improvements • Fixed a crash when opening multiple URLs simultaneously. • Improved the app-selection dialog, Safari Profiles, macOS Focus handling, and URL-shortener resolution. • Domain rules now accept patterns containing :// within the path.

- Bug fix: OpenIn might not activate browser window, if browser app was not open before - Bug fix: OpenIn should not show "Set as default" for dotfiles in File Groups, as it cannot identify which app is default, and cannot change it. - Bug fix: OpenIn should not allow moving folders in file groups, as this is special use case. - Bug fix: Shortcuts app might fail to populate browsers and apps in the actions - Bug fix: OpenIn might show an empty dialog suggesting to fix issues, when Helper is not installed - Bug fix: OpenIn Tutorial window does not add Safari as recognized browser - Show version info in the OpenIn Menu

- Bug fix: OpenIn fails to open attachments from the Mail app - Bug fix: Add profiles support for Edge dev/beta/canary builds - Bug fix: trim whitespaces and new line characters in License Activation - Bug fix: opening URLs in Safari Profile might fail if it is not running - Improved Firefox profile discovery for freshly installed Firefox browsers

- Add support for Comet browser profiles (by Perplexity) - Bug fix: editing redirect domains list requires submitting new entry with Enter to be able to save it - Bug fix: Tutorial window shows “Use default browser” behind tutorial window - Bug fix: OpenIn does not add default browsers via Tutorial walkthrough - [MAS] OpenIn Helper upgrade is required.

- Bug fix: OpenIn can open URL twice from the app selection dialog - Bug fix: OpenIn does not allow to change how long the history being stored - Bug fix: OpenIn should clean history from the database when user changes to Never

- App Selection dialog should prevent double invoking the app, and not open the same file twice - Configuration to reduce animation for the App Selection dialog - OpenIn now ignores `https://` scheme in domain match to support rules created in previous versions of OpenIn - Bug fix: OpenIn could not open parent folder when app was configured in the Group - Bug fix: OpenIn crashes trying opening localhost:X link (top level domain) - Bug fix: Browser Launcher right click does not show proper name for the browsers with profiles - Bug fix: Browser launcher and widget don’t show properly icons - Bug fix: OpenIn could not read profiles for Firefox Developer Edition - Bug fix: Part of the App Selection window might be rendered outside of the screen - Bug fix: macOS notifies that OpenIn tries to access other apps data (Web and Setapp builds), while accessing Group Container for OpenIn MAS.

OpenIn 4.3.0 *Minimum requirement is now macOS 15.1.* ***Redesigned interface and new app icons*** - Significant design changes make the app easier to use and more intuitive for new users, including tips showing where to find key information. ***Improved support for Browser Profiles*** - Safari Profiles now work for all locales, not just English. - Automatic discovery for Safari, Chromium, and Firefox profiles. No need to type anything—just press refresh, set the profile, and you’re done. - Firefox profiles are now fully supported. The latest version of Firefox finally fixed how profiles can be launched from the command line—no more issues. - Support for Edge in Private mode. - Added support for many other Chromium-based browsers. ***Browser Extensions*** - The Safari Web Extension is bundled. Chrome and Firefox extensions can be downloaded from the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons. You can easily enable the Safari Web Extension in Safari Preferences. - Browser extensions now include settings to rewrite all links so they are sent to OpenIn. For example, if you try to open `https://myworksite.com` in your Personal Browser/Profile, it will be redirected to OpenIn, where you can set a rule to always open this domain in your Work Browser/Profile. This can also be customized with key modifiers. - You can quickly send the current tab to OpenIn using the toolbar icon, or send a specific link via the context menu option "Open in OpenIn". ***Customizations*** - Custom icons for apps. You can change the look of selected apps by setting a custom icon or generating one with Image Playground. - Custom key bindings for the app selection dialog. Instead of the default 1, 2, 3, you can set your own keys, like z, x, c. - OpenIn supports the `openin:` scheme. For example: `openin:open?url=YOUR_URL` - Rewritten domain/file matching with support for query parameters, fragments, ports, case-insensitivity, and glob patterns like `**/*`. Matching should now be more reliable and work as expected. - Support for the `message:` scheme in Mail apps. If you are using our FastMail/Gmail examples, make sure to override them with the latest ones. - New Shortcuts actions for opening a specific browser, or a specific browser/profile with a URL. ***For Developers*** - Ability to add zsh scripts as target apps. This opens many possibilities: you can launch Chromium profiles your own way, publish links to special destinations, or even invoke Shortcuts. Environment variables (e.g., `OPENIN_KEY_MODIFIERS_COMMAND=1`) let you know how the link was sent to OpenIn. Documentation will be published soon. - Added support for pre-rule handler scripts. These can process URLs before rules are applied, for example to strip tracking query parameters. This avoids duplicating that logic in every rule. An example script is included—just click Edit and use it. ***Other features*** - Added `Fn` key as a rule condition, in addition to Cmd, Shift, and Control. - Added a rule condition for links invoked from browser extensions. - Support for wildcards (`*`) in shortened URLs, such as `*.sendgrid.com`.

- Bug Fix: Files/directory bundles like .xcodeproj are getting handled as folders instead of extensions - Bug Fix: Browser launcher cannot launch browsers configured with Chromium Profiles - Bug Fix: Workaround an issue when Safari is leaking Windows, which prevents OpenIn to handle opening links in Safari Profiles (requires latest OpenIn Helper to be downloaded).

- [Bug] OpenIn can crash trying to fix the relationships to the schemes or files.

- macOS Sequoia compatibility (minimum target is macOS Sonoma) - OpenIn can handle folders now, send it from the Services and after that you can configure it - [bug] misspelled clipboard in menu - [bug] failed to activate Safari window with slash in title - [bug] rare hang on app startup - [bug] crash when adding a new app

- this time actually to add support for Chromium browser

- Support profiles for Chromium browser in additional to Chrome - Handoff rules don’t work when Modifiers are used

- Bug: iCloud usage can show OpenIn usage as ShellHistory app - Bug: Only one instance of the Settings and History windows should be allowed - Bug: When clicking a link at the very top of the screen, the selection window can be rendered outside of the screen area - Bug: In JavaScript the fragment was incorrectly exported as “fragement”, now both properties will work. - Allow arrow keys in the app selection dialog

Minor bug fixes and compatibility fixes with macOS Sonoma.

- OpenIn can freeze while opening links in macOS Sonoma - Better support for non-english locales for opening links in Safari Profiles (OpenIn Helper upgrade is required)

- Please upgrade OpenIn Helper to the latest version from our website. - Fix an issue when Safari Web Applications cannot be added to the list of browsers. - Fix an issue when OpenIn cannot send links to the Safari Web Applications. - Fix a few typos in the application.

We are happy to share with you OpenIn 4.1! We have added support for Safari Profiles, you can easily configure which link you want to send to a specific Safari Profile. We have added a Browser Launcher application, which can help you quickly to launch your favorite browser with a specific profile. We have added Widgets, so you can see the history of opened links, or be able to launch your browsers from the widget. You can easily clean your history with by multi selecting items in the History window. We have added ability to export application logs to help you to figure out the issues you might have. Bug fix: cannot select an app with the keyboard when caps lock is on. Bug fix: if OpenIn is not running, the app selection dialog might not show. 4.1.1: fix a few incompatibility issues with macOS Ventura.

We are happy to share with you OpenIn 4.1! - We have added support for Safari Profiles, you can easily configure which link you want to send to a specific Safari Profile. - We have added a Browser Launcher application, which can help you quickly to launch your favorite browser with a specific profile. - We have added Widgets, so you can see the history of opened links, or be able to launch your browsers from the widget. - You can easily clean your history with by multi selecting items in the History window. - We have added ability to export application logs to help you to figure out the issues you might have. - Bug fix: cannot select an app with the keyboard when caps lock is on. - Bug fix: if OpenIn is not running, the app selection dialog might not show.

Small bug fixes.

While we started working on version 4.1 there are a quick bug fix release. - Bug fix: OpenIn is now listed in the browser's selection in the macOS Settings window.

- Bug fix: app selection dialog might not appear when launched from the full-screen application