Keyboard shortcuts for new window in Chrome or iTerm2

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Is there any functionality in Chrome, iTerm2, or a keyboard shortcut app that will let me open a new window (Chrome or iTerm2) in a global environment?

It should open a new window regardless of whether previous windows exist or not.

Best Answer

To make a single hotkey always create a new Chrome window, launch Automator. Tell it to create a new Service Have the service take no input. Assign a single action to the service: Run AppleScript (in the Utilities list of actions).

Here is the AppleScript:

on run {input, parameters}
    tell application "Google Chrome"
        activate
        delay 0.1
        make new window
    end tell
    return input
end run

Save the service with a name like "New Chrome Window". Then, in System Preferences assign an unused keyboard shortcut to the service. You can then create a new Chrome window no matter what application you are in.

To improve the service substantially, replace "Google Chrome" with "Safari". :-)

To create a new window in a different scriptable app, replace "Google Chrome" with the name of the app you want to create a new window.

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