In Google Chrome in Mac OS X, is it possible to keep Safari as default browser but have an easy way to open a chosen link in Chrome other than dropping the link on the Chrome icon? Maybe something like 'Open in Chrome' from Services menu when right-clicking a link?
Macos – Google Chrome in Mac OS X – How to open link in Chrome when it’s not the default browser
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I fixed this by changing default 'open with' option on the Mac from Chrome to Firefox and then putting it back to Chrome.
The Search With Google service is provided by Safari, and it is not meant to work with other browsers.
You can create another service yourself though:
- Open Automator and choose the Service template
- Add a Run Shell Script action for a script like
open "http://www.google.com/search?q=$(ruby -rcgi -e 'print CGI.escape $<.read.chomp')" - Save the service and assign it a shortcut from System Preferences
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This is a Duct Tape way of doing it. It isn't fancy or automated in the sense of how I understand you want to do it, however in the interim before someone gives you an actual answer, you can do this:
Click and Drag the Link to the Dock
Drop the Link onto the Chrome Icon
URL opens in Chrome.
If you were to click it instead, it would open in default browser.
That being said, there must be a way, as when you think about it, clicking a link in Chrome or Firefox opens that link in Chrome or Firefox, not Safari.
Some of the answers out there talked about 3rd party apps that can capture the HTTP or HTTPS of the click, but it wasn't definitive from the comments if they actually worked.