How to create a new Chrome window on Mac OS X using applescript or a shell script?

Question

I would like to be able to open a new Chrome window from LaunchBar, which means I have to express the action as an AppleScript or as a shell script / executable program. I tried automator, but it doesn't really work.

So - is it possible? I tried using applescript but things like "make new window at front" don't work...

Solution 1

tell application "/Applications/Google Chrome.app"
    make new window
    activate
end tell

Solution 2

tell application "Google Chrome"
    make new window
    open location "your url"
end tell

this is what I have done to open facebook messenger to create a small application in a way for fb messenger

Comments

[Michał Bendowski]

You can actually use just 'application "Google Chrome"'.

[kipkoan]

I had first used 'application "Google Chrome"', but that would activate the Parallels/Windows version of Google Chrome. Specifying the full path was the easiest solution of the ones I found.

[seekingtheoptimal]

Your answer always saves me everytime I reformat my Mac. =p Thanks again.

[Burgi]

This answer does not appear to add anything that the other answers haven't already said.