Hey guys, would it be possible/feasible to enable a choice of browser(default) for LOCAL to open sites in. I use the default browser on Mac(Safari) for general web browsing etc, but prefer to do dev work in Chrome or Firefox. With DesktopServer you can edit a .json preferences file to set a default …

Hi Paul, We’ll look into this. Thanks for the suggestion!

Hi Paul, I have the same requirement. I use Chrome on my MacBook for all general browsing. However, I would like to use FireFox as my dev. browser. I can’t find any setting in Preferences that would allow this. Did you ever manage to address this?

Hi James, I didn’t manage to address it, neither did I hear from Flywheel regarding a solution. I went back to using Desktop Server as I’m more comfortable in a XAMMP type environment. Desktop Server v3.9 Beta is out now which addresses all of the issues that pushed me to try Flywheel in the first …

@js76155 , There still isn’t an option at this time but I’ll make sure this is in an update sooner than later. @PC888 , If there are any other things you’d like to see in Local outside of this option, please let us know!

I feel the need to bump this thread and chime in, because i’m also in the exact same boat. Safari is my browser for private things (and as such has no saved work logins, work extensions, lastpass for work etc etc). It is the default browser, and i’d like to keep it that way. I use firefox for work,…

I also would like to use my default browser with windows PC. I tried using IE, Edge, Firefox, and neither work. It only works with Chrome, I don’t like to use as default.

[image] erick1axeman: I tried using IE, Edge, Firefox, and neither work. Sorry about this! So, just to be clear you can’t see the Local sites at all in IE, Edge, or Firefox?

Yes. Flywheel by Local is INCOMPATIBLE with IE Edge. I also keep Edge as default so when random software decides to open a link, it’ll open in Edge, keeping itselg segregated from my actual dev work in Firefox. If Flywheel Local actually worked in Edge, I could live with FlywheelLocal forcing its …

Hi everyone ! Any update on this subject? Is it possible to choose which navigator we want Flywheel to open our website ? Cause it choses Edge by default and I can’t even drag and drop a widget in there :roll_eyes: Thanks in advance for your help! Yseult from Belgium :blush:

Update? Bump? This would be super useful. Thanks all, for a great product so far.

Setting a default browser

Feature requests

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