Apple Script for Velja - Google Chrome Incognito.app Browser

Google Chrome Incognito.scpt

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Velja → “Google Chrome Incognito” browser option (macOS)

Goal:
- Create a small macOS .app that Velja can treat as a “browser”
- When Velja sends a URL to this app, the app launches Google Chrome in Incognito mode
  and opens the URL in a new Incognito window.

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STEP-BY-STEP SETUP
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1) Open Script Editor
   - Finder → Applications → Utilities → Script Editor
   - Create a new script (File → New)

2) Paste this entire script into Script Editor

3) Export as an Application (.app)
   - File → Export…
   - File Format: “Application”
   - Name: “Google Chrome Incognito.app”
   - Save it somewhere stable (recommended): /Applications

   Notes:
   - Exporting (not saving) is important. You want an actual .app bundle.
   - Putting it in /Applications makes it easy to select later and avoids moved-path issues.

4) Test it from Terminal (optional but recommended)
   - This confirms macOS is passing the URL into your app correctly.
     Run:

       open -a "/Applications/Google Chrome Incognito.app" "https://example.com"

   Expected result:
   - Chrome opens an Incognito window and loads https://example.com

5) Add it to Velja as a “browser”
   - Open Velja → Settings
   - Go to Browsers
   - Add as Browser / Alternative Browser / Click "Choose..." to add to the list of Shown Browsers
   - Select “Google Chrome Incognito.app” (the app you exported)

6) Use it
   - Trigger Velja’s picker and choose “Google Chrome Incognito”
   - Or create Velja rules to automatically route certain domains to it

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SCRIPT
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-- When the app is used like a browser, macOS commonly delivers URLs via “open location”.
-- Velja typically sends the URL to the chosen browser target this way.
on open location theURL
	-- Launch Chrome in a NEW instance (-n) and pass command-line args (--args)
	-- Use Incognito and force a new window, then open the URL.
	do shell script "open -na 'Google Chrome' --args --incognito --new-window " & quoted form of theURL
end open location


-- Sometimes macOS (or certain apps) send inputs via “open” with a list of items
-- (URLs and/or files). This keeps the wrapper robust.
on open theItems
	repeat with anItem in theItems
		set asText to anItem as text
		
		-- If we got an http/https URL, treat it as a normal web link.
		if asText starts with "http://" or asText starts with "https://" then
			do shell script "open -na 'Google Chrome' --args --incognito --new-window " & quoted form of asText
		else
			-- Otherwise, treat it as a file and open it as a file:// URL.
			-- (Handy if you ever use the wrapper for local files.)
			set p to POSIX path of anItem
			do shell script "open -na 'Google Chrome' --args --incognito --new-window " & quoted form of ("file://" & p)
		end if
	end repeat
end open


-- If the app is launched directly (double-click) with no URL provided,
-- just open a fresh Incognito window.
on run
	do shell script "open -na 'Google Chrome' --args --incognito --new-window"
end run


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TROUBLESHOOTING NOTES
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- If Chrome is already running:
  Using “open -na” forces a new Chrome instance, which helps ensure your flags
  (like --incognito) take effect reliably.

- If you prefer not to spawn a new Chrome instance every time:
  Change:
    open -na 'Google Chrome'
  to:
    open -a 'Google Chrome'
  (But note: flags can be less reliable when reusing an existing running instance.)
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