# applicationWithURL: Returns the shared instance representing a target application specified by the given URL. ``` + (SBApplication *) applicationWithURL:(NSURL *) url; ``` ## Parameters `url` The Universal Resource Locator (URL) locating an OSA-compliant application. ## Return Value An `SBApplication` subclass from which to generate a shared instance of the target application whose URL is `url`. Returns `nil` if no such application can be found or if the application does not have a scripting interface. ## Discussion For applications that declare themselves to have a dynamic scripting interface, this method will launch the application if it is not already running. This approach to initializing `SBApplication` objects should be used only if you know for certain the URL of the target application. In most cases, it is better to use [`applicationWithBundleIdentifier:`](/documentation/ScriptingBridge/SBApplication/applicationWithBundleIdentifier:) which dynamically locates the target application at runtime. This method currently supports file URLs (`file:`) and remote application URLs (`eppc:`). It checks whether a file exists at the specified path, but it does not check whether an application identified via `eppc:` exists. ## See Also [`init?(url: URL)`](/documentation/ScriptingBridge/SBApplication/init(url:)-6xbe5) Returns an instance of an `SBApplication` subclass that represents the target application identified by the given URL. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)