Hurl

Hurl is a nicely-styled and easy to configure application that lets you open HTTP or HTTPS links in the desired browser.

Equally, the tool enables multi-browser addition and configuration from your system's path, which suits the needs who have one or multiple separate environments on their PC, with different browser solutions, and want to be able to access them globally.

This tool is a free program, mainly built in C#. The application is simple and fulfills a practical need: letting you open an URL in the desired browser and allowing you to configure custom browsers in its panel, with user-defined launching arguments.

Hurl must be initialized with Administrator privileges and its settings window differs from the working panel.

After installing the application, run a simple 'Hurl' search in Windows's search menu. Open 'Hurl Settings' as Admin and configure Hurl as the default system handler for HTTP and HTTPS links.

In the 'Hurl Settings' area, you can configure custom browsers. To open your links, you must insert the URL you want to open and click Enter or the 'Launch URL' button. Next, you will be prompted with the browser options you have available on your system.

Namely, this tool is suitable for users with many browsers installed onto their systems, or those who want to avoid the Windows default browser configuration that lets you open an URL only with the previously-set web navigator.

The tool is suitable for web developers and testers who want to quickly switch between browsers. At the same time, Hurl is applicable for regular, non-technical people who have different configurations in their separate browsers and wish to, for example, distinguish between their personal and professional browsing sessions.

Hurl is a nice tool with a lightweight footprint on your system's resources. At the same time, the app could be improved and it could be a bit more accessible. For example, a customizable shortcut that brings it to the screen would be nice for users want to use Hurl frequently.