diff --git a/apps/typesync/src/subcommands/studio.ts b/apps/typesync/src/subcommands/studio.ts
index d7190cc3..04583da0 100644
--- a/apps/typesync/src/subcommands/studio.ts
+++ b/apps/typesync/src/subcommands/studio.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as Console from 'effect/Console';
 import * as Data from 'effect/Data';
 import * as Effect from 'effect/Effect';
 import * as Layer from 'effect/Layer';
-import open, { type AppName } from 'open';
+import open, { type AppName, apps } from 'open';
 
 import * as Server from '../Server.js';
 
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ export const typesync = Command.make('typesync', {
       Options.withDescription('If true, opens the Typesync studio in your browser'),
       Options.withDefault(true),
     ),
-    browser: Options.choice('browser', ['chrome', 'firefox', 'edge', 'browser', 'browserPrivate']).pipe(
+    browser: Options.choice('browser', [
+      'chrome',
+      'firefox',
+      'edge',
+      'safari',
+      'arc',
+      'browser',
+      'browserPrivate',
+    ]).pipe(
       Options.withAlias('b'),
       Options.withDescription('Broweser to open the Typesync studio app in. Default is your default selected browser'),
       Options.withDefault('browser'),
@@ -60,19 +68,46 @@ export const typesync = Command.make('typesync', {
   ),
 );
 
-const openBrowser = (port: number, browser: AppName) =>
+const openBrowser = (port: number, browser: AppName | 'arc' | 'safari' | 'browser' | 'browserPrivate') =>
   Effect.async<void, OpenBrowserError>((resume) => {
-    open(`http://localhost:${port}`, {
-      app: { name: browser },
-    }).then((subprocess) => {
-      // wait for child process to start before succeeding
-      subprocess.on('spawn', () => {
-        resume(Effect.void);
-      });
-      subprocess.on('error', (err) => {
-        resume(Effect.fail(new OpenBrowserError({ cause: err })));
+    const url = `http://localhost:${port}`;
+
+    const launch = (appOpts?: { name: string | readonly string[] }) =>
+      open(url, appOpts ? { app: appOpts } : undefined).then((subprocess) => {
+        subprocess.on('spawn', () => resume(Effect.void));
+        subprocess.on('error', (err) => resume(Effect.fail(new OpenBrowserError({ cause: err }))));
       });
-    });
+
+    const mapBrowserName = (b: typeof browser): string | readonly string[] | undefined => {
+      switch (b) {
+        case 'chrome':
+          return apps.chrome; // cross-platform alias from open
+        case 'firefox':
+          return apps.firefox;
+        case 'edge':
+          return apps.edge;
+        case 'safari':
+          return 'Safari';
+        case 'arc':
+          return 'Arc';
+        default:
+          return undefined;
+      }
+    };
+
+    switch (browser) {
+      case 'browser':
+        launch();
+        break;
+      case 'browserPrivate':
+        launch({ name: apps.browserPrivate });
+        break;
+      default: {
+        const mapped = mapBrowserName(browser);
+        mapped ? launch({ name: mapped }).catch(() => launch()) : launch();
+        break;
+      }
+    }
   });
 
 export class OpenBrowserError extends Data.TaggedError('/typesync/errors/OpenBrowserError')<{