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Open Zoom meeting links in a specific browser on Mac

Why give it its own rule

Zoom join links (zoom.us/j/... or regional hosts like us02web.zoom.us) open a web page first, and that page then offers to launch the meeting. If the page opens in a browser signed in to a personal Zoom account, the web portal, cloud recordings and 'join from your browser' all use the wrong identity.

How to set it up

  1. Install ChooseBrowser and pick it in System Settings → Desktop & Dock → Default web browser.
  2. In ChooseBrowser, add a rule for the hosts below and choose the browser and profile (profiles of Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi and Chromium need a one-time local setup in the app).
  3. From then on, these links open straight in that browser from any app; links without a rule show the picker.

Hosts to add

  • zoom.us
  • us02web.zoom.us

Split by path

  • zoom.us/j

Add rules for zoom.us and us02web.zoom.us that open the browser profile signed in to your work Zoom account. If you want join links in a lighter browser than the portal, add a path rule for zoom.us/j and point it there. ChooseBrowser only decides which browser opens the link; what happens after the page hands off to the Zoom app is up to Zoom.

Check that it works

Open a zoom.us/j/ meeting link and confirm it opens in the browser you set for join links, then open zoom.us/profile and confirm it opens in the work profile signed in to your company account.