---
title: "init(url:)"
framework: Scripting Bridge
role: symbol
role_heading: Initializer
platforms: [Mac Catalyst 13.0+, macOS 10.5+]
path: "scriptingbridge/sbapplication/init(url:)-6xbe5"
---

# init(url:)

Returns an instance of an SBApplication subclass that represents the target application identified by the given URL.

## Declaration

```swift
init?(url: URL)
```

## Parameters

- `url`: A Universal Resource Locator (URL) specifying an application that is OSA-compliant.

## Return Value

Return Value An initialized SBApplication that you can use to communicate with the target application specified by the process ID. Returns nil if an application could not be found or if the application does not have a scripting interface.

## Discussion

Discussion 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: which dynamically locates the target application at runtime. Even so, you should rarely have to initialize an SBApplication yourself. 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

### Initializing a Scriptable Application Object

- [init(bundleIdentifier:)](scriptingbridge/sbapplication/init(bundleidentifier:).md)
- [init(processIdentifier:)](scriptingbridge/sbapplication/init(processidentifier:).md)