You can change your default web browser on Mac from System Preferences or from your browser's settings page.

Not everybody wants to use Safari, the Mac's default web browser, but switching completely to another one looks difficult — until you know how. Using a browser that isn't set to your default on macOS ...

When you change your homepage on Google Chrome, you'll also want to make sure that the home button is activated.

Apple is fond of its web browser, Safari, even to the extent that some readers with other preferences find it difficult to consistently get Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or other browsers to open links to ...