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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.).

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