# Choosy Help: What is Choosy?

## A smarter default browser

When you click on a link outside of your web browser it opens in your default web browser. If you use more than one web browser on a regular basis having a single default web browser can be very restrictive. That's where Choosy comes in: Instead of having a single default browser Choosy opens links in the best browser.

## How does Choosy decide which browser to use?

In some situations Choosy will display a prompt and allow you to select from a list of browsers. In other situations Choosy will automatically select which browser. Exactly what happens is completely based on your settings. Your advanced behaviour rules will be applied first, and then if none of them matched your standard behaviours will be applied.

If you're setting Choosy up for the first time, have a look at the configuration guide.