I finally started weaning off of Arc last month, begrudgingly going back to Google Chrome. There are a lot of features that I miss, and that my muscle memory still tries to use, but the biggest one is so small it’s almost silly: Copying the current URL with CMD+Shift+C.

I realized today that it’s really straightforward to replicate using Alfred, which runs on all of my Macs already.

All you have to do is add a custom workflow that:

  • Triggers on CMD+Shift+C but only when Google Chrome is in focus
  • Sends CMD+L, waits, and then sends CMD+C
  • Sends Esc twice to remove focus from the address bar again

I’m using 0.1s delays between these steps, and so far it works like a charm. If you are too lazy to drag and drop this yourself in Alfred, you can download my workflow here.