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How to create a web page shortcut on Mac that will open in firefox instead of safari(default) browser

A_K_Salon
A_K_Salon
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I am on a mac , Safari is the default browser, I need to create a desktop shortcut to a website that will open in firefox instead of safari.

I am on a mac , Safari is the default browser, I need to create a desktop shortcut to a website that will open in firefox instead of safari.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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In principle, you can pass Firefox the URL you want it to load on the command line you use to start the program:

path-to-Firefox.app -url "https://www.mozilla.org/"

(See: Command Line Options - MDN)

But I don't have personal experience setting that up on Mac, and it seems rather complicated.

Here are a couple links that might help: