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OP describes drag-and-drop creation of *.url files in Windows: [InternetShortcut] URL=https://www.afewthingz.com/browserbookmark In macOS, selecting URLs

OP describes drag-and-drop creation of *.url files in Windows: [InternetShortcut] URL=https://www.afewthingz.com/browserbookmark In macOS, selecting URLs and dragging to Finder creates *.webloc files: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict> <key>URL</key> <string>https://afewthingz.com/browserbookmark</string> </dict> </plist>

divbzero 2y ago
macOS (Sequoia 15.0) also handles *.url files appropriately: file type is identified as Web site location and opens with the default browser.
- pragma_x 2y ago
  The real question is: do Windows and Linux browsers handle the .webloc variety?
  - jdiff 2y ago
    At least on Linux it'd be relatively trivial to have a small script or application that registers to handle webloc files and feeds it into xdg-open.
    - airstrike 2y ago
      It should be trivial on Windows too
lelandfe 2y ago
Weird note: you can't Airdrop .webloc URLs to your iPhone/iPad, ditto .textClipping, etc. macOS's edges have become more pronounced over time. Don't get me started on how many of Apple's apps don't have spring-loaded folders...
- johnzim 2y ago
  The lack of spring-loaded folders in apps drives me crazy. Apple needs to enforce for their teams because all the Electron Apps don't need another excuse (Slack is a particular pain point)
jonnycomputer 2y ago
Didn't know about this. Thanks!