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onetrueshady
onetrueshady

Reputation: 173

How to open a url in safari even if my default browser is not Safari using Swift in macOS?

I am trying to open a url in Safari even if my default browser is set to Google Chrome. How do I do that? I am using the following code, but it opens the url in the default browser only.

let requiredURL = URL(string: "https://www.google.com)")!
NSWorkspace.shared.open(requiredURL)

Do I have to use the following function:

NSWorkspace.shared.open(urls: [URL], withApplicationAt: URL, options: NSWorkspace.LaunchOptions, configuration: [NSWorkspace.LaunchConfigurationKey : Any])

If so, how do I implement it?

Upvotes: 5

Views: 1850

Answers (1)

Leo Dabus
Leo Dabus

Reputation: 236360

You can use NSWorkspace open method which has been deprecated in macOS 11

let url = URL(string: "https://www.google.com")!

NSWorkspace.shared.open([url], withAppBundleIdentifier: "com.apple.safari", options: .default, additionalEventParamDescriptor: nil, launchIdentifiers: nil)

Or the replacement method (macOS 10.15 or later)

do {
    let safariURL = try FileManager.default.url(for: .applicationDirectory, in: .localDomainMask, appropriateFor: nil, create: false).appendingPathComponent("Safari.app")
    NSWorkspace.shared.open([url], withApplicationAt: safariURL, configuration: .init()) { (runningApp, error) in
        print("running app", runningApp ?? "nil")
    }
} catch {
    print(error)
}

Upvotes: 1

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