Safari bookmark to activate an Automator action

applescriptautomator

I'm trying to make a HTML page that I can save as a bookmark in Safari or Google Chrome that runs an Automator workflow, action or application, or possibly an Applescript.

It's only for my personal computer and I want to use the simplest possible approach to accomplishing this.

Best Answer

A file:// link (with the path to your desired program) can point to a workflow, application, or AppleScript on your local drive. Clicking the link will not run the application (this lack of functionality is generally considered to be a desirable security feature), but it will open a Finder window and select the file in question, so pressing O or will run the desired program.