Open in Browser
Opens URL in Brave, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari
What this shortcut does
Now opens URL in your favorite browser (Brave, Chrome, Edge, Firefox.) Note currently Apple has not made it possible to direct links to Safari if another browser is your default iOS browser. When they address that issue, I'll update this shortcut. Sorry about that. UPDATES added support for Microsoft Edge improved support for Chrome now checks clipboard for URL if you don’t pass one as input improved URL error checking No third party Updater Shortcut required. This shortcut has an integrated update mechanism called Embed-a-Update . Thanks to the embedded updater, it does not require any external updater shortcut. The shortcut checks for updates itself, so you'll never miss an update and it is super fast. If this Shortcut doesn’t work as expected, you have suggestions, or an idea to improve it, let me know! Note, if you change your default browser in iOS you won’t be able to use this shortcut to open in Safari. This is a limitation of iOS. Sorry about that. Please tell Apple that they should fix this.
Works with
Before you start
Required apps
- Google Chrome
- Firefox Web Browser
- Brave Browser fast web privacy
- Microsoft Edge
Set up your shortcut
01. Open in Shortcuts Library
Review the details and select Install.
02. Review in Apple Shortcuts
Check the actions and permissions, then add the shortcut.