https://github.com/react-doc/open-browsers

Attempts to open the browser with a given URL. On Mac OS X, attempts to reuse an existing Chrome tab via AppleScript.
https://github.com/react-doc/open-browsers

applescript browsers npm openbrowser

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Attempts to open the browser with a given URL. On Mac OS X, attempts to reuse an existing Chrome tab via AppleScript.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/react-doc/open-browsers
• Owner: react-doc
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-06-07T05:07:29.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-05-07T05:51:19.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-29T18:33:21.023Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: applescript, browsers, npm, openbrowser
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 42 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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Open Browsers

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Attempts to open the browser with a given URL.

On Mac OS X, attempts to reuse an existing Chrome tab via AppleScript.

Otherwise, falls back to [open](https://github.com/sindresorhus/open) behavior. `open-browsers` form [react-dev-utils](https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/blob/b8ff97be72c02128c0917437d98e1b672a25ceb4/packages/react-dev-utils/openBrowser.js).

### Install

```bash

npm install open-browsers --save-dev

```

### Usage

> openBrowsers(url: string): boolean 

```js

var openBrowsers = require('open-browsers');

if (openBrowsers('http://localhost:3000')) {

  console.log('The browser tab has been opened!');

}

```

## Contributors

As always, thanks to our amazing contributors!



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### License

`open-browsers` is open source software licensed as MIT.