@johnpc/link-extractor

Extract URLs from currently open browser tabs (Firefox, Chrome, Safari).

Installation

``bash
npx @johnpc/link-extractor
`

Or install globally:

`bash
npm install -g @johnpc/link-extractor
link-extractor
`

Usage

Extract URLs from Firefox (default):

`bash
npx @johnpc/link-extractor > tabs.txt
`

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Use the --browser flag to specify which browser:

`bash


Firefox (default)

npx @johnpc/link-extractor --browser firefox

Chrome

npx @johnpc/link-extractor --browser chrome

Safari (macOS only)

npx @johnpc/link-extractor --browser safari
`

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Override the default browser profile path:

`bash


macOS Firefox

npx @johnpc/link-extractor -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/Firefox/Profiles

Linux Firefox

npx @johnpc/link-extractor -p ~/.mozilla/firefox

Windows Firefox

npx @johnpc/link-extractor -p %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles

macOS Chrome

npx @johnpc/link-extractor --browser chrome -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/Google/Chrome
`

Requirements

- One of: Firefox, Chrome, or Safari
- Supported platforms: macOS, Linux (Firefox/Chrome), Windows (Firefox/Chrome)

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Firefox:
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles
- Linux: ~/.mozilla/firefox
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles

Chrome:
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome
- Linux: ~/.config/google-chrome
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data

Safari:
- macOS: ~/Library/Safari (requires Full Disk Access permission)

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On macOS, Safari extraction requires Full Disk Access:
1. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access
2. Add Terminal (or your terminal app)
3. Restart your terminal

How it works

- Firefox: Reads and decompresses recovery.jsonlz4 (LZ4 compression)
- Chrome: Parses Sessions/Tabs_* files (Chrome's SNSS session format)
- Safari: Queries BrowserState.db SQLite database

Development

`bash


Install dependencies

npm install

Build

npm run build

Run locally

npm start
``

License

ISC