Shortcut to open specific link in specific chrome profile

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Is there a way to create a shortcut to a site in a specific Chrome account?

For example, I might want to open bbc.co.uk in my Home profile via a desktop shortcut
Or, I might want to open my-work-homepage.org in my Work profile via a shortcut.

Currently, shortcuts open in whatever Profile was last used

PLEASE NOTE – I don't want to just open the profile at its startup page – I want to open a specific link in a specific profile.

Thanks
Jon

Best Answer

You may use a shortcut that looks like this:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --profile-directory="PROFILE-NAME" URL

In case of a problem, a surer method to create the shortcut (without the URL part) is via Chrome:

  • Click the person icon on top-right
  • Click the icon to the right of the text "Other profiles"
  • Click the three-points icon for the wanted profile and select "Edit"
  • Select theme and icon for the desktop shortcut
  • Enable "Create desktop shortcut" to create the shortcut on your desktop
  • Right-click the shortcut and select Properties, to add the URL.

To delete the shortcut from the desktop, disable "Create desktop shortcut".

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