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-- from http://www.tuaw.com/2011/03/14/use-applescript-to-open-current-safari-url-in-google-chrome/ | |
-- install FastScripts http://www.red-sweater.com/fastscripts/ and place this AppleScript in the Scripts applications folder for Google Chrome. | |
-- For me that was ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Safari | |
-- You can then assign it a keyboard shortcut. I went with Cmd-Shift-C | |
property theURL : "" | |
tell application "Safari" | |
set theURL to URL of current tab of window 1 | |
end tell | |
tell application "Google Chrome" | |
if (count of (every window where visible is true)) is greater than 0 then | |
tell front window | |
make new tab | |
end tell | |
else | |
make new window | |
end if | |
set URL of active tab of window 1 to theURL | |
activate | |
end tell |
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-- from the comments of http://www.tuaw.com/2011/03/14/use-applescript-to-open-current-safari-url-in-google-chrome/ | |
-- install FastScripts http://www.red-sweater.com/fastscripts/ and place this AppleScript in the Scripts applications folder for Google Chrome. | |
-- For me that was ~/Library/Scripts/Applications/Google Chrome | |
-- You can then assign it a keyboard shortcut. I went with Cmd-Shift-S | |
set theURL to missing value | |
tell application "Google Chrome" | |
if (exists window 1) then | |
if (URL of active tab of window 1 does not start with "chrome://") then | |
set theURL to URL of active tab of window 1 | |
end if | |
end if | |
end tell | |
if theURL is not equal to missing value then | |
-- https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2770617?start=15&tstart=0 | |
tell application "Safari" | |
activate | |
try | |
tell window 1 to set current tab to make new tab | |
set URL of document 1 to theURL | |
on error | |
open location theURL | |
end try | |
end tell | |
end if |
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Forked a version where that switches from Safari|Chrome to the other version.
https://gist.github.com/gabriel-r/f98886d589682d1429744bdbfbfbe11a
Also, closes the original window if the transfer is successful.
I use Alfred to attach a keyboard shortcut.