How to Open Website URLs from Anywhere on Mac with Spotlight

How to Open Website URLs from Anywhere on Mac with Spotlight

Need to open a website quickly on a Mac? Youre in luck, because you can open a website URL from just about anywhere on a Mac by using Spotlight. This is arguably the fastest way to get to a website by URL, aside from anyway. You need a somewhat modern version of Mac OS on the Mac for this Spotlight trick to work as intended. It appears that Spotlight in High Sierra, El Capitan, Sierra, and onward all support this capability, but share with us in the comments below what your experience is. You can open a domain (i.e. osxdaily.com) or a full link with a longer URL (i.e. http://osxdaily.com/2016/07/10/add-website-shortcut-dock-mac/), well show you how each works separately. This is a super simple Spotlight trick which makes it all the better: The webpage URL will open and load in your (which is Safari unless otherwise specified). For example, if your default browser is set to Safari and you type osxdaily.com into Spotlight and hit Return, it would load (why thank you, were flattered!) into Safari in a new tab or window. Also noteworthy is if you type a URL into Spotlight but just hover over the entry in Spotlight, you can of the webpage. Lets say you have a longer link that youd like to open instead, you can do that with Spotlight too. The process is just slightly different: For many users these tricks may be faster than opening a web browser first, and then typing in a new link, or pasting a Url directly into the URL bar to load. And remember, this will use . In the screenshot examples it is but you can use Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or your browser of choice as long as it is the default set. Give these little Spotlight URL tricks a try and see how you like them with your own Mac workflow! Its fast and easy!