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Created July 20, 2012 17:08
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TextExpander Snippet (using AppleScript) to open the currently visible page in Safari in Chrome
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gistfile1.applescript
property theURL : ""
tell application "Safari"
set theURL to URL of current tab of window 1
end tell
if appIsRunning("Google Chrome") then
tell application "Google Chrome"
make new window
set URL of active tab of window 0 to theURL
activate
end tell
else
tell application "Google Chrome"
do shell script "open -a \"Google Chrome\""
set URL of active tab of window 0 to theURL
activate
end tell
end if
on appIsRunning(appName)
tell application "System Events" to (name of processes) contains appName
end appIsRunning
@prenagha
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slightly tweaked to open in new tab rather than new window
and added comment to use it as a launchbar action
https://gist.github.com/3153606

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Great addition, prenagha!

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John07 commented Dec 28, 2012

If anyone is looking for a way to do exactly the opposite (open currently active Chrome tab with Safari), here's an adapted version of the script to do that: https://gist.github.com/4401082

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