How to set Horse as your default browser on Mac

January 28th, 2025

How to set Horse as your default browser on Mac

Three clicks in System Settings and links from Mail, Slack, and everywhere else open in Horse instead of Safari.

62 words by Eleanor McKeown

This is something macOS owns, not Horse: three clicks in System Settings and you’re done.

Setting Horse as your default browser on Mac

  1. Open System Settings (or System Preferences on older macOS).
  2. Click Desktop & Dock in the sidebar.
  3. Scroll to Default web browser and pick Horse.
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From here on, links from Mail, Slack, Messages, and everything else open in Horse.

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