On your Chromebook, you can add and open apps from the Chrome Web Store.
Important: Apps in the Chrome Web Store are only supported on Chromebooks, and won't work after December 2022 on Windows, Mac or Linux.
Add a shortcut to a website as an app
For Windows, Linux and Chromebook users, you can add a shortcut to a website on the Internet as an app in Chrome.
- Open Chrome.
- Navigate to the website that you want to add as an app.
- At the top right, click More
.
- Click More Tools.
- Click Create shortcut.
- Enter a name for the shortcut and click Create.
Add and open apps on your Chromebook
Add an app from the Chrome Web Store- Visit the Chrome Web Store
- Search or browse for the app that you want.
- Click Add to Chrome.
An app can be opened in another browser if the URL starts with http://
. To open the app, follow these steps:
- Open Chrome.
- Open the app and confirm the URL
- Copy and paste it into the address bar of another browser to open.
To see and open your apps on your Chromebook, click the Launcher
.