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Bulk move tabs across browsers on macOS

License: MIT License

AppleScript 100.00%

applescript tabs-management utilities brave browser chrome firefox safari

tab-transporter's Introduction

Tab Transporter Scripts

Tab Transporter moves tabs in bulk across broswers on macOS

More precisely, it moves tabs from the frontmost window of <source browser> to <destination browser>, where the supported browsers are:

Chrome ✅
Safari ✅
Edge 🔜
Firefox 🔜
Opera 🔜
Brave ✅
Arc 🛑
Sidekick 🔜
Vivaldi 🔜

I developed Tab Transporter out of personal utility because I couldn't find anything else that did exactly what I wanted.

Tab Transporter supports moving tabs across browsers like so (tt_<source>_to_<destination>.applescript):

Browsers:

Source	Destination	Support
Chrome	Safari	✅
	Brave	✅
Safari	Chrome	✅
	Brave	✅
Edge	*	🔜
Firefox	*	🔜
Opera	*	🔜
Brave	Chrome	✅
	Safari	✅
Arc	*	🛑
Sidekick	*	🔜
Vivaldi	*	🔜

Note: Browsers are ordered by usage share according to Wikipedia

Key:

Symbol	Meaning	Notes
✅	Yes	This browser is supported
❌	No	This browser is not supported
🛑	Blocked	Implementation blocked (this browser uses a waitlist)
🔜	Todo	To be implemented

Use Case

I've opened a bunch of tabs in Safari (such as new apps to check out), but I need to get them out of the way for now to focus on work
OneTab handles this in Chrome, but it doesn't exist for Safari
I desire to stash all of these tabs in one centralized location

Installation

This is an example for the Safari to Chrome version. There's also a Chrome to Safari version included, and there will probably be additional browser support in the future.

In the AppleScript folder, open one of the tt_*.applescript files in Script Editor.app (we'll start with tt_safari_to_chrome.applescript)
File > Export...
- Export As: Tab Transporter - Safari to Chrome.app
- Where: Applications
- File Format: Application
- Options:
  - (none checked)
- Code Sign: Don't Code Sign

For other browsers, repeat the above instructions changing the source and destination browser names when choosing the script file to open and exporting it as an app.

Usage

Launch it when you want to move tabs (I type tt in Alfred, but Spotlight works just as well)

Alternatives

This section covers possible solutions that didn't work for me, which led me to create Tab Transporter.

Dr. Drang wrote a similar survey of the same problem in October 2012 in Saving browser tab sets.

Pinboard Tab Sets
- Available in the Save tabs to Pinboard Safari extension (which is separate from the main browser extensions)
Safari
- Add Bookmarks for These n Tabs - doesn't integrate with Chrome tabs
- Add These n Tabs to Reading List - doesn't sync with OneTab in Chrome, Pocket, etc.
- Develop > Open Page With > Google Chrome - moves only one tab at a time
  - If you don't have this menu item, ensure this is checked: Preferences > Advanced > Show Develop menu in menu bar
Switch
- Has cross-browser sync, but... handles only one page at a time, and consumes precious menu bar real estate
- No longer maintained

Misc

Tested on Mac OS X 12.6.3. Other recent will most likely work, but have not been tested by me personally.

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tab-transporter's Issues

fails if safari has no windows open

desired behavior: exit gracefully with alert "no open tabs to transport"

Add a macOS system service

for example, the way it's done in https://github.com/SteveMarshall/open-in-chrome.workflow

tabs are copied even if frontmost window is minimized

if the frontmost window is minimized to dock, its tabs are copied to chrome, but it is left open

desired behavior: consider any minimized window not front most, and do not to copy their tabs at all

consider integrating into an Alfred workflow for extreme convenience

for example, like http://www.alfredforum.com/topic/1875-open-current-safari-tab-in-chrome-improved/

note: could only be used by Alfred Powerpack customers

Doesn't close Safari tabs in v9.0 (10601) on OS X 10.10.5

Maybe something changed with the AppleScript API for Safari?

if safari is not active, it is launched

Desired behavior: (not launch safari) and instead notify the user "There are no open tabs to transport."

fails to ignore topsites:// tabs in safari

They should be ignored, not copied over creating an about:blank in Chrome.

Add HTML browser matrix (WIP)

This is harder to read than the current markdown table, but it paints a more complete picture as support for more browsers are added.

I am using Tables Generator as an editor for this. To import the table for editing: File > Paste table data..., paste the code below, check "Paste with formatting", then click "Load".

Note: There are some issues with its HTML output, like lack of support for multiple levels of table headers, so this is a WIP start of a complete solution.

Browser Matrix

todo: make browser columns an equal fixed width

todo: explore if transposing source vs destination is more intuitive

Code:

<style type="text/css">
.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}
.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;
  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}
.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;
  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}
.tg .tg-9wq8{border-color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle}
.tg .tg-baqh{text-align:center;vertical-align:top}
.tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.tg .tg-5frq{font-style:italic;text-align:center;vertical-align:top}
.tg .tg-0pky{border-color:inherit;text-align:left;vertical-align:top}
.tg .tg-7btt{border-color:inherit;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;vertical-align:top}
.tg .tg-xxp7{font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle}
.tg .tg-g7sd{border-color:inherit;font-weight:bold;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle}
</style>
<table class="tg">
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th class="tg-baqh"></th>
    <th class="tg-0lax"></th>
    <th class="tg-5frq" colspan="9"><span style="font-weight:bold">Source Browser</span></th>
  </tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-baqh"></td>
    <td class="tg-0pky"></td>
    <td class="tg-7btt">Chrome</td>
    <td class="tg-7btt">Safari</td>
    <td class="tg-7btt">Edge</td>
    <td class="tg-7btt">Firefox</td>
    <td class="tg-7btt">Opera</td>
    <td class="tg-7btt">Brave</td>
    <td class="tg-7btt">Arc</td>
    <td class="tg-7btt">Sidekick</td>
    <td class="tg-7btt">Vivaldi</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-xxp7" rowspan="9">Destination<br>Browser</td>
    <td class="tg-g7sd">Chrome</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8">⬜️</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8">🟩</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8">🟨</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟩</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-g7sd">Safari</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟩</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬜️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟩</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-g7sd">Edge</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬜️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-g7sd">Firefox</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬜️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-g7sd">Opera</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬜️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-g7sd">Brave</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟩</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟩</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟨</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬜️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-g7sd">Arc</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8">⬛️</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8">⬛️</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬜️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-g7sd">Sidekick</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8">🟪</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟪</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬜️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td class="tg-g7sd">Vivaldi</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8">🟥</td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬛️</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">🟥</span></td>
    <td class="tg-9wq8"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:normal">⬜️</span></td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

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Code:

Color	Meaning	Notes
⬜️	N/A
🟩	Supported	Already developed
🟨	Planned	Planned for development in backlog
⬛️	Blocked	Blocked from development (e.g., browser is waitlisted)
🟪	Backburner	Planned for development in icebox
🟥	Unsupported	Not supported due to technical constraint

Don't move Safari pinned tabs

In El Capitan, Safari introduced pinned tabs.

Related tools like OneTab do not disturb pinned tabs by default.

If it's possible through the AppleScript API, I'd like to create the same default behavior for Tab Transporter.

Fails if Safari is in full screen mode

If Safari is in full screen mode running it gives:

Can't get class pURL of application "Safari".

This seems to occur whether Safari is the frontmost app or not.

Bringing the window out of full screen mode, then running is a fix for the time being.

Homebrew distribution

Support "History > Reopen Last Closed Window" in Safari

There was support for this with the previous approach to closing tabs:

tell application "Safari"
    activate
    tell application "System Events"
        keystroke "w" using {command down, shift down}
    end tell
end tell

vs current approach:

on closeTabs(sourceWindow)
    using terms from application "Safari"
        tell application sourceBrowser to close sourceWindow
    end using terms from
end closeTabs

But at the tradeoff of being uglier and less robust. Something to keep in mind for now.

Safari to Firefox transporter

Here is a version of the script for Safari and Firefox: https://gist.github.com/max-arnold/b30c5e17a383199621383a41d6f4b869

Handle new tabs / blank pages across browsers consistently

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