It retrieves the URL (protocol included) of any browser via either MSAA framework or UI Automation interfaces.
Testing made with the most used* browsers as of September 2023 (versions as of October 2023).
* Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Opera (market share above 1%).
It uses the WinTitle & Last Found Window mechanism, so it receives up to 4 parameters (all optional) as described in the WinExist() docs function.
Function signature:
url := GetUrl([WinTitle, WinText, ExcludeTitle, ExcludeText])- F1 will retrieve the URL from the active window.
- F2 will retrieve the URL of the last found window.
- F3 will retrieve the URL when the browser is not active.
#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0
F1:: {
url := GetUrl("A")
if (url) {
MsgBox(url, "Active window URL", 0x40040)
} else {
MsgBox("Couldn't retrieve an URL from the active window.", "Error", 0x40010)
}
}
F2:: {
WinExist("Mozilla Firefox")
url := GetUrl()
if (url) {
MsgBox(url, "Current URL in Firefox", 0x40040)
} else {
MsgBox("Couldn't retrieve Firefox URL.", "Error", 0x40010)
}
}
F3:: {
url := GetUrl("ahk_exe firefox.exe")
if (url) {
MsgBox(url, "Current URL in Firefox", 0x40040)
} else {
MsgBox("Couldn't retrieve Firefox URL.", "Error", 0x40010)
}
}Files marked with an asterisk work standalone (ie, don't require a library).
- GetUrl.ahk* - Active window only
- GetUrl1.ahk* - Active window only (v1.1)
- GetUrl_Acc.ahk - Uses MSAA
- GetUrl_Acc1.ahk - Uses MSAA (v1.1)
- GetUrl_UIA.ahk - Uses UIAutomation
- GetUrl_UIA1.ahk - Uses UIAutomation (v1.1)
Rename to GetUrl.ahk if using libraries of functions.
Links to Accessibility libraries:
- MSAA Lib (maintained by me) for AutoHotkey (v2.0/v1.1).
- UIAutomation Lib (maintained by thqby) for AutoHotkey v2.0.
- UIAutomation Lib (maintained by Descolada) for AutoHotkey v2.0 (and v1.1).
Somehow it doesn't work for me with Chrome. :-(