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Applescript to get frontmost tab’s url and title of various browsers.
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# Keep in mind that when asking for a `return` after another, only the first one will be output. | |
# This example is meant as a simple starting point, to show how to get the information in the simplest available way. | |
# Google Chrome | |
tell application "Google Chrome" to return URL of active tab of front window | |
tell application "Google Chrome" to return title of active tab of front window | |
# Google Chrome Canary | |
tell application "Google Chrome Canary" to return URL of active tab of front window | |
tell application "Google Chrome Canary" to return title of active tab of front window | |
# Chromium | |
tell application "Chromium" to return URL of active tab of front window | |
tell application "Chromium" to return title of active tab of front window | |
# Safari | |
tell application "Safari" to return URL of front document | |
tell application "Safari" to return name of front document | |
# Webkit | |
tell application "Webkit" to return URL of front document | |
tell application "Webkit" to return name of front document |
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# This example will return both the URL and title for the frontmost tab of the active browser, separated by a newline. | |
# Keep in mind that by using `using terms from`, we’re basically requiring that referenced browser to be available on the system | |
# (i.e., to use this on "Google Chrome Canary" or "Chromium", "Google Chrome" needs to be installed). | |
# This is required to be able to use a variable in `tell application`. If it is undesirable, the accompanying example should be used instead. | |
tell application "System Events" to set frontApp to name of first process whose frontmost is true | |
if (frontApp = "Safari") or (frontApp = "Webkit") then | |
using terms from application "Safari" | |
tell application frontApp to set currentTabUrl to URL of front document | |
tell application frontApp to set currentTabTitle to name of front document | |
end using terms from | |
else if (frontApp = "Google Chrome") or (frontApp = "Google Chrome Canary") or (frontApp = "Chromium") then | |
using terms from application "Google Chrome" | |
tell application frontApp to set currentTabUrl to URL of active tab of front window | |
tell application frontApp to set currentTabTitle to title of active tab of front window | |
end using terms from | |
else | |
return "You need a supported browser as your frontmost app" | |
end if | |
return currentTabUrl & "\n" & currentTabTitle |
For chrome - in windows : echo PlaceholderChromeURL, in mac : osascript -e 'tell application "Google Chrome" to return URL of active tab of front window', For Firefox - echo PlaceholderFirefoxURL & osascript -e 'tell application "Firefox" to activate' -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "l" using command down' -e 'tell application "System Events" to keystroke "c" using command down' -e 'delay 0.5' -e 'the clipboard'
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is it possible to store window object using objc or in applescript in userdefaults?