lhagan / open-in-chrome

Safari extension that opens the current page in Chrome. Note: this project is no longer maintained.

Note: this project is no longer maintained and probably doesn't work in the latest version of macOS/Safari.

Open in Chrome

Safari extension that opens the current page in Chrome. See this post by John Gruber for the "why" on this one.

Note: the extension depends on an AppleScript application to communicate with Chrome, so it will not work on Windows.

Usage

1. Download and extract the ZIP file
2. Install the extension (double-click OpenInChrome.safariextz)
3. Put the ChromeHelper app anywhere you want and double-click it to register with Mac OS X (nothing will happen yet)
4. Click the Open in Chrome arrow button in Safari to open the current page in Chrome

Version History

2014-06-29: Code sign ChromeHelper app (for Gatekeeper, issue #3).

2014-06-08: Fix an issue causing Chrome to open in Parallels instead of the native version (issue #2).

2014-01-07: Add retina toolbar icon.

2013-07-22: Fix an issue that caused OS X to report that the ChromeHelper application is damaged.

2012-12-12: Bug fix - make sure that Chrome always brings itself to the front (instead of hiding behind Safari).

2012-01-23: Initial release.

open-in-chrome's Issues

Feature request: "Open in Chrome" option in a link's context menu

Feature request: "Open in Chrome" option in a link's context menu

Open in Chrome opens Chrome in virtual machine

For some reason, using the extension always opens Chrome in Parallels instead of the app in the Applications folder. I had to edit the script to be more exact about what it opens:

tell application "/Applications/Google Chrome.app"

Addition to the instructions (Gatekeeper)

Though somewhat obvious, it may be helpful to add a line to suggest the user to open Chrome Helper first (with right-click open) to grant permission (depending on the Gatekeeper settings).

safari now asks to 'allow' or 'cancel'

anyway to circumvent this to always 'allow' open in chrome?

safariextension in the zipfile is extracted as folder and not as a package.

The safari extension provided in the zip file is extracted as a folder so it's not possible to install it with double clicking it.

Toolbar icon change

Would you consider a pull request with a change of the toolbar icon to the Chrome icon? I already built my own.

Mac Os Sierra

I think the extension doesnt work in Mac Os Sierra....
http://d.pr/i/Kx1f

Close current tab in Safari

After clicking the action to open the current tab in Chrome, I'd love to automatically close it in Safari.

(I use Safari as my personal browser so it's set as default. For work I use Chrome because it allows me to easily paste images from my clipboard)

Open in Chromium

Great extension!
Is there a way to open Chromium instead?

Safari 12 / Mojave

Is it possible to use this extension with Safari 12 / macOS 10.14?

How to adapt it to open in Chromium

How to I adapt it to open in Chromium?
Say it's path is /Applications/Chromium.app

a tips

very great work,i put it on my site:
http://see.sl088.com/wiki/Open-in-Chrome

i have a suggestion,why click the helper nothing tips...can we dectet if no url comeing so give a diag like:
"you are sucess register the app,now you can enjoy the extion?"