How can I create a shortcut to open apple.com in Chrome, Firefox, or Brave?

Hi all,


How can I create a shortcut in shortcuts app to open apple.com in Chrome, Firefox, or Brave?


I know I can easily do this with AppleScript…


tell application "Google Chrome"

activate

tell window 1

make new tab at end of tabs with properties {URL:"https://www.apple.com/"}

end tell

end tell

However I was trying to use shortcuts tools to do this


I used URL tool and set to Apple


Then I used open URLs - and the shortcut did go to apple.com in the default Safari app


But when I tried to use different browsers the technique below failed - with various errors like the app is not installed etc.


Using Shortcuts App


For Chrome:


Use googlechrome://www.apple.com in the “Open URLs” action.


For Brave:


Use brave://open-url?url=https://apple.com in the “Open URLs” action.


For Firefox:


Use firefox://open-url?url=https://apple.com (support may vary).


I’m just curious if it’s possible to get this working without using AppleScript ?


Thanks Dave



MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.7

Posted on Jun 28, 2025 3:13 PM

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