Introduction The following is a short guide to setting up multiple profiles for Google Chrome on Mac OSX. Replace text that appears as {variable} with whatever is appropriate for your particular profile name. Note: this guide assumes that you installed Google Chrome under your local user directory in ~/Applications/, and that the profile data should be saved under ~/Library/. Creating the shell script: $ mkdir ~/bin/ $ cd ~/bin/ $ emacs google-chrome-{profile} Enter the following text, substituting your profile name as desired: #!/bin/zshPROFILE_NAME="{profile}"GOOGLE_CHROME="/Users/$USER/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome"USER_DIR="/Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/${PROFILE_NAME}"exec $GOOGLE_CHROME \ --enable-udd-profiles \ --user-data-dir=$USER_DIR &$ chmod +x google-chrome-{profile} Confirm that the new profile works from the command-line: Run: $ ~/bin/google-chrome-{profile} A new Google Chrome instance should now launch and execute the first-run script. If this does not happen, please debug before proceeding. Creating the application launcher: $ cd ~/Applications/ $ mkdir -p "Google Chrome ({profile}).app/Contents/MacOS/" $ ln -s ~/bin/google-chrome-{profile} \ "Google Chrome ({profile}).app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome ({profile})" Confirm that the new application works from the Finder: Open the ~/Applications folder in the Finder and double click on the Google Chrome ({profile}) icon. Note: the icon will appear as generic executable for now. Change the icon of the new application:
Change the theme of the new Google Chrome profile:
Repeat as desired: Create as many profiles as you like, changing the name of the script and the application, modifying the shell script accordingly, and setting unique icons. Rejoice: The new application can be dragged to the dock or the Desktop and run just like any other OSX application, or run from the command line as needed. |
Google Chrome Profiles on OSX |