applescript to open safari in private browsing

If your goal is to just open a Private Browsing window in Safari 9, then the terminology has changed to New Private Window, and that old script is broke and pointless, when all you have to do in Safari is press shift+command+N to launch that New Private Window.

This code just opens a New Private Window in Safari 9, something that the majority of us that need that functionality could do with shift+command+N.

tell application "Safari"

activate

tell application "System Events"

tell process "Safari"

keystroke "N" using {shift down, command down}

end tell

end tell

endtell

Very good, working fine!! Thanks very much.

By the way, do you know by chance how to open it in a small window, rather than in full screen mode?

And do you know how I can figure out the resolution of default icons for application so I can have an icon same resolution for the new app? I didn't find it.

Thanks.

When I run this script as written on OS X 10.11.6 with Safari 9.1.2, the new private window opens at a normal Safari window size — not full screen.

If I quit Safari that has been opened full screen, and run this script again, paragraph 1 is still the result.

Here is a script that creates a new private window of user configurable proportions:

use scripting additions

set position to {0, 0, 800, 800} as bounding rectangle

tell application "Safari"

activate

tell application "System Events"

tell process "Safari"

keystroke "N" using {shift down, command down}

end tell

end tell

set bounds of front window to position

end tell

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply but the script's behaviour is weird!

In fact, Safari opens in full screen mode but the display part takes the size you define in the full screen, and the remaining is black, like a small window in the big one!!!

Really Weird!!

This is intended for Safari 9.* on Mavericks 10.9.5 or later. It works fine on my system as mentioned in the previous post. I should have added:

use AppleScript version "2.3" to the script which would have restricted it to Mavericks or later.

Yes I have latest OSX 10.11.6 (15G31) and Safari 9.1.2 (11601.7.7)

But I have Script Editor Version 2.8.1 (183.1) and AppleScript 2.5, is it a problem?

Thx

You have what I have. There is no problem, as this is what I tested my script against.

Had I specified use AppleScript version "2.3", that means it would be the minimum allowable version for the script, and restrict its running to Mavericks 10.9.5 or later — where Safari 9.* exists.