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Export your open browser tabs on MacOS to Obsidian using AppleScript

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Export Browser Tabs

Export Browser Tabs is an Obsidian.md plugin for desktop only. It allows MacOS users to export their open browser tabs into a single note or multiple notes.

Note

This plugin executes AppleScript. It will only work on a device running MacOS.

Table of contents

Installation

  1. Install the Obsidian BRAT plugin from Obsidian community plugin store
  2. Enable the plugin
  3. Open the plugin settings
  4. Click Add beta plugin
  5. Enter the repository url: https://github.com/decaf-dev/obsidian-export-browser-tabs
  6. Click Add plugin
  7. Navigate to the community plugins list
  8. Enable Export Browser Tabs

Usage

Export into single note

This command will export all links into one file

  1. Open the Obsidian command palette
  2. Type Export tabs
  3. Click Export tabs into single note
  4. Press enter

Export into multiple notes

This command will export each link into its own file

  1. Open the Obsidian command palette
  2. Type Export tabs
  3. Click Export tabs into multiple notes
  4. Press enter

Export into multiple notes (remote)

This command will pull from your Android device and export each link into its own file

  1. Open the Obsidian command palette
  2. Type Export tabs
  3. Click Export tabs into multiple notes (Remote)
  4. Press enter

Settings

Local browser name

The name of your local browser. e.g. brave

Remote browser name

The name of your remote browser. e.g. brave

ADB

The absolute path of your Android Development Bridge application. This is used if you want to export notes from an Android device.

Folder path

The path in Obsidian that you want the exported files to save to

File name

The file name that the file should be exported to. A timestamp will be added to the end. e.g. browser-tabs-1719556748

Export title and url

If true both the title and url will be exported. Otherwise, only the url will be exported.

# Enabled

[Google](https://google.com)

# Disabled

https://google.com

URL Property

If you wish to save your exported files in a property, you may enter a value.

License

This plugin is distributed under the MIT License