# Velja

> Mac browser picker that routes links to a browser, profile or app

Velja is a Mac menu bar app from Sindre Sorhus that sits between a clicked link and your browsers. It can show a prompt to choose a browser, follow rules that send certain sites or links from certain apps to a specific browser or browser profile, and open links to services such as Zoom or Figma in their desktop apps. It was free for its first three years and is now a $10 one-time purchase.

- **Category:** Desktop Utilities
- **Made by:** Sindre Sorhus
- **Website:** https://sindresorhus.com/velja
- **Runs on:** macOS, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Velja is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $10 one-time purchase.

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** Fully functional trial with no stated end date; it reminds you to buy every 12 hours and has no automatic updates.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Velja | $10 one-time purchase | The current version from the Mac App Store, for macOS 26 or later. Older versions for macOS 12 to 15 are free but will not run on newer systems. |

Read from https://sindresorhus.com/velja on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Velja before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **50% off for schools buying 20 or more copies** (Education): The developer's discounts page says educational institutions get 50% off his App Store apps when they buy 20 or more copies of one app through Apple School Manager. Source: https://sindresorhus.com/apps/discounts

## Mac App Store prices by country

"The app", as each country's Mac App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $10.00 | |
| United Kingdom | £10.00 | about $13.22 (32% more) |
| Germany | 10,00 € | about $11.21 (12% more) |
| Canada | $14.00 | about $9.84 (about the same) |
| Australia | $15.00 | about $10.47 (about the same) |
| India | ₹ 999 | about $10.33 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 59,90 | about $11.97 (20% more) |
| Mexico | $199.00 | about $10.93 (9% more) |
| Turkey | ₺499,99 | about $10.17 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 199ribu | about $11.13 (11% more) |
| Philippines | ₱ 599.00 | about $9.54 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R199.99 | about $12.10 (21% more) |

## Key features

- **Browser prompt:** A prompt lists your browsers when you click a link, and you pick one by mouse, number or an assigned letter key. It can be reserved for a modifier key or for links matched by a rule.
- **Custom link rules:** Rules open links in a chosen browser by URL pattern, by the app the link was clicked in, or both: for example, every link clicked in Slack can open in a Chrome work profile.
- **Browser profiles and private windows:** Opens links in a specific profile of Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi and other Chromium-based browsers, and of Firefox and Zen with new-style profiles, or in a private window.
- **Links to desktop apps:** Links to services such as Zoom, Figma, Linear, Asana and Discord can open directly in the matching desktop app instead of a browser tab.
- **Tracking parameter removal:** Strips more than 200 common tracking parameters from clicked and copied links, and can expand short URLs so that rules match the final destination.
- **Shortcuts and scripting:** A Set Default Browser action for the Shortcuts app, a Focus Filter and a custom URL scheme automate browser switching, and JavaScript can rewrite URLs before or after rules match.

## Good for

- Mac users who keep separate browsers or profiles for work and personal use
- Sending meeting and design links straight to their desktop apps
- People who want links from one app, such as Slack, to open in a set browser

## Worth knowing

- Mac only, and the current version requires macOS 26 or later. Older versions are free but stop at macOS 15.
- It cannot handle links clicked inside a browser unless you add the Velja browser extension or use a workaround.
- Safari profiles, Arc spaces and Firefox profiles created with about:profiles are not supported.
- Rules do not sync through iCloud; they can only be exported and imported manually. The app is not localized.

## Works with

Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Zoom, Figma, Apple Shortcuts

**Tags:** Menu bar app, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Hammerspoon](https://toolgpa.com/tools/hammerspoon): Free, open-source macOS automation scripted in Lua. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/hammerspoon-vs-velja)
- [Arc](https://toolgpa.com/tools/arc): Chromium-based browser with Spaces, Profiles and Split View. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arc-vs-velja)
- [Wavebox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wavebox): Desktop browser that keeps many web apps and accounts signed in. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/velja-vs-wavebox)
- [Raycast](https://toolgpa.com/tools/raycast): Keyboard launcher with extensions, clipboard history and AI. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/raycast-vs-velja)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://sindresorhus.com/velja
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/velja/id1607635845?mt=12
- https://sindresorhus.com/apps/discounts

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