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https://github.com/xuchunyang/grab-mac-link.el

Grab link from Mac Apps and insert it into Emacs
https://github.com/xuchunyang/grab-mac-link.el

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Grab link from Mac Apps and insert it into Emacs

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/xuchunyang/grab-mac-link.el
Owner: xuchunyang
Created: 2016-06-11T09:03:16.000Z (over 8 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2021-05-11T16:09:11.000Z (over 3 years ago)
Last Synced: 2023-08-03T12:44:29.056Z (over 1 year ago)
Topics: emacs-lisp, macos
Language: Emacs Lisp
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Size: 23.4 KB
Stars: 24
Watchers: 3
Forks: 7
Open Issues: 2
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md

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README

        # `grab-mac-link.el`

[![MELPA](https://melpa.org/packages/grab-mac-link-badge.svg)](https://melpa.org/#/grab-mac-link)

[![MELPA Stable](https://stable.melpa.org/packages/grab-mac-link-badge.svg)](https://stable.melpa.org/#/grab-mac-link)

Grab link from Mac Apps.

## Supported Apps

- Chrome

- Safari

- Firefox

- Finder

- Mail

- Terminal

- [Skim](http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/)

- qutebrowser

## Supported Link types

    Plain:    https://www.wikipedia.org/

    Markdown: [Wikipedia](https://www.wikipedia.org/)

    Org:      [[https://www.wikipedia.org/][Wikipedia]]

    HTML:     Wikipedia

## Usage

### `M-x grab-mac-link`

Prompt for an application to grab a link from and prompt for a link

type to insert as, then insert it at point.

### `(grab-mac-link app &optional link-type)`

Grab link from App and return it in LINK-TYPE.

``` emacs-lisp

(grab-mac-link 'chrome)

    ⇒ "https://www.wikipedia.org/"

(grab-mac-link 'chrome 'plain)

    ⇒ "https://www.wikipedia.org/"

(grab-mac-link 'chrome 'markdown)

    ⇒ "[Wikipedia](https://www.wikipedia.org/)"

(grab-mac-link 'chrome 'org)

    ⇒ "[[https://www.wikipedia.org/][Wikipedia]]"

(grab-mac-link 'terminal)

    ⇒ "/Users/xcy/.emacs.d"

```

### `M-x grab-mac-link-dwim`

Choose an application according to `grab-mac-link-dwim-favourite-app` and link

type according to the current buffer's major mode, i.e., `major-mode`. For

example, if you use Chrome a lot, you may want to set this in your init file:

``` emacs-lisp

(setq grab-mac-link-dwim-favourite-app 'chrome)

```

## Acknowledgment

AppleScript code used in this program is borrowed from [`org-mac-link.el`](http://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-mac-link.html).