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To install a site as an app in Chrome, open the website, open Chrome s main menu, select the
Cast, save and share
menu, and choose the
Install page as app
option.
Almost any website can be installed as a desktop application in Google Chrome on Windows 11, 10, and other compatible platforms. I’ll walk you through the simple process of setting this up in this post.
Despite the fact that there are millions of apps available these days, you could occasionally still be unable to locate one for a particular utility or service you wish to install on your computer. For instance, Google won’t create a Windows client for the well-known video streaming site YouTube. For instance, OpenAI currently offers a ChatGPT app for macOS, but as of this writing, the business is still working on a Windows 11 client.
In the event that you are a Google Chrome user, you can install a website as an application because the browser supports Progressive Web Apps (PWAs). The website will function as a standard program after installation, which means you may uninstall it like any other application, access it from the Start menu, and pin it to the Taskbar. Even offline support might be included, but this is always up to the developer to implement.
I’ll walk you through the process of installing and uninstalling web apps on Windows 11 (and 10) in this post.
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Install a website as an app with Chrome on Windows
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Uninstall a web app from Chrome on Windows
Install a website as an app with Chrome on Windows
Use these methods to install a website as an app in Chrome:
Launch Google Chrome.
To install, open the website (ChatGPT, for example).
In the upper-right corner, click the Customize and Control (three-dotted) button.
Choose the Install page as the app choice after selecting the Cast, Save, and Share menu.
(Optional) Verify the web application’s name.
On the Install button, click.
Google Chrome will install the website as a Windows web app after you finish the procedures.
Although the web application can be found on the Start menu, it should run immediately. A back and refresh button is located on the upper left corner of the app wrapper, while the three dots button on the right side brings up the main menu with choices to copy the link, open the page in Chrome, uninstall, magnify, cast, and more.
Uninstall a web app from Chrome on Windows
Use these procedures to remove a web application from Chrome on Windows 11 (or 10):
Launch Google Chrome.
Go to this settings page:
Pick the “Remove from Chrome” option when you right-click the ChatGPT app.
Another method is to select the Uninstall option from the main menu (three dots) in the upper right corner of the application.
The application will be deleted from Chrome and the operating system once you have finished the instructions. Web apps can be uninstalled from the Start menu or Settings app because they function similarly to traditional apps.