Command line
Browser Tamer can be controlled from the command line. This is useful for scripting, automation, or for advanced users.
Launch configuration editor
Invoking Browser Tamer with no arguments will launch the configuration editor user interface.
bt.exe
Open URL
The most basic case is to just invoke Browser Tamer with a URL as an argument. This will behave exactly as you would click a link in an external application and follow the usual process of handling rule, invoking picker and whatever else you have configured.
bt.exe https://www.google.com
Open picker for any URL
If you want to open the picker for any URL, you can use the pick command.
bt.exe pick https://www.google.com
Terminal commands
You can also use terminal commands to control Browser Tamer, this does not pop up any UI.
List browsers and profiles
bt browser list
Returns a long list of all currently configured browsers and profiles.
browsers: 3
msedge
name: Microsoft Edge
cmd: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
system: yes
hidden: no
features: system chromium
profiles: 3
> id: Default
name: Personal
args: "url" "--profile-directory=Default" --no-default-browser-check
hidden: no
icon: C:\Users\alone\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Edge Profile Picture.png
incognito: no
> id: Profile 1
name: Work
args: "url" "--profile-directory=Profile 1" --no-default-browser-check
hidden: no
icon: C:\Users\alone\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Profile 1\Edge Profile Picture.png
incognito: no
> id: InPrivate
name: InPrivate
args: "url" --inprivate
hidden: no
incognito: yes
firefox
name: Mozilla Firefox
cmd: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
system: yes
hidden: no
features: system firefox
profiles: 4
> id: Profile0
name: No container
args: "url" -P "default-release"
hidden: no
incognito: no
> id: Profile0+c_2
name: Isoline
args: "ext+bt:container=Isoline&url=url" -P "default-release"
hidden: no
incognito: no
> id: private
name: Private
args: -private-window "url"
hidden: no
icon: C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe
incognito: yes
aadb3a96-6f1b-444b-955d-ac5f7d451f7f
name: Tor Browser
cmd: C:\software\tor\Browser\firefox.exe
system: no
hidden: no
profiles: 1
> id: default
name: Tor Browser
hidden: no
incognito: no
Get default browser
bt browser get default
Will print the default browser in format <browser_id>.<profile_id>. You can view these ids using bt browser list commands.
Set default browser
bt browser set default <browser_id>.<profile_id>
Will set the default browser to the specified browser and profile. You need to specify correct browser and profile ids, which again can be retreived from bt browser list command.
Last modified: 20 February 2025