| Hi HN, I built a small macOS menu bar utility after running into the same daily annoyance for years: bookmarks are still tied to the browser you're using. As a developer I often switch between Safari, Chrome, Arc, Brave and Edge depending on testing, debugging extensions, or isolating workflows. Every browser keeps its own independent bookmark list, and syncing them (or importing/exporting) never really works well. I kept losing structure or duplicating folders. Why I built it
I needed a simple way to access the same set of bookmarks no matter which browser I was in. Instead of syncing browser-to-browser or relying on cloud extensions, I thought a menu bar layer on top of all browsers would be more reliable and reduce cognitive load. Platform & Tech
- macOS menu bar app
- Built with SwiftUI + SwiftData
- Uses system APIs to open URLs in specific browsers
- All data is stored locally
- No accounts, no network usage If you're curious
Here’s the App Store link:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bookmark-bar-browser-hub/id675... Happy to answer technical questions or hear ideas from others who work with multiple browsers daily (profiling, testing setups, automation, etc.). |