Is there a Safari extension that allows me to paste multiple URLs into Safari so it opens them in separate tabs?
I know Safari is quite restrictive, but is there a way to get this made even, does the Safari API allow for this kind of thing?
Not an extension or plugin I'm aware of.
Yea, it's been this way for ages, too long, Chrome just runs away with this kind of stuff (especially when the Google Devs do it themselves and maintain their efforts).
I would like to get one made, but can it be done, does the API allow for it or is there a reason why one does not exist?
Open the AppleScript Editor in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and run a script such as:
set the_URLs to "
set the_strings to paragraphs 2 thru -1 of the_URLs
tell application "Safari"
repeat with this_string in the_strings
open location this_string
end repeat
end tell
To do this with the clipboard contents:
set the_URLs to the clipboard
set the_strings to paragraphs of the_URLs
tell application "Safari"
repeat with this_string in the_strings
open location this_string
end repeat
end tell
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Ooops.. looks Niel came to your rescue 🙂
What I normally do is have a list of URLs in Text Edit an just c&p them into Chrome and they populate into new tabs, this one looks like I have to set it up with certain URLs in mind?
If you can do this Niel, then why not release an extension, I can't be the only one who has needed this since v4?
1. You don't; the source is adjustable. The following code will retrieve the content of the frontmost TextEdit document:
tell application "TextEdit"
set the_URLs to text of document 1
end tell
2. I don't write Safari extensions.
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So, if I want to simply paste a block list of URLs from a text file into new tabs in Safari I need, which would be from the clipboard then as I copied them from the text file:
set the_URLs to the clipboard
set the_strings to paragraphs of the_URLs
tell application "Safari"
repeat with this_string in the_strings
open location this_string
end repeat
end tell
That in a script, I double click it and it works?
Yes. Save the script as an application.
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I still don't get why someone hasn't made this as an extension?!
Hey, it works, thanks very much.
Would you be able to give me the code for copying all tabs and I'll hire someone to make a nice extension (which is well overdue!).
Thanks!
Paste URLs into new tabs
