This helps you to quickly open the pages immediately after launching the browser.

One easy way is to bookmark the URL and quickly get into the site from bookmarks bar.

However, you first need to launch the browser in order to access the bookmarked webpage.

Besides bookmarking it is also possible to launch your favorite website using shortcuts.

Keyboard Shortcut For History In Chrome On How To Create Desktop

In this article, we will explain how to create desktop shortcut of a site from Google Chrome and use shortcuts on Chrome new tab page.

On older versions, you will see the desktop shortcut works smoothly.

Keyboard Shortcut For History In Chrome On Mac Version From

However, Google introduced this feature to Mac version from version 73 and also treat the shortcut as an app in the browser.

Chrome will also automatically fill the description text box from the title of the webpage.

For example, you can give the site name like CNN, Apple or Google.

Besides the description text box, Chrome will show the favicon or site icon of the webpage.

The desktop shortcuts will this icon as a picture which will help you to remember the site easily.

Otherwise, the webpage will open within the same opened browser window as a new tab.

Click on Create button and Chrome will add your favorite website on the desktop as a desktop.

It was a big trouble that Google removed the Open as window option from the popup when creating desktop shortcuts.

In order to make users happy, Google brought the option back like before in version 73.

So, if you are not seeing the Open as window option then update your Chrome browser to version 73 or later.

If you have enabled Open as window option, Chrome will open the desktop shortcut as an app in the browser like below.

You need to open chrome:apps, right-click on the shortcut and choose Remove from Chrome to permanently delete the app.

It is also possible to set the app to open in new window in case if you have not selected Open as window option previously when creating.

However, there are certain differences like the Mac version does not have create desktop shortcut option till version 72.

You can only add the shortcut as an app and access through chrome:apps or from the Apps bookmark.

When you see the progress bar rotating on the tab, you need to wait for finishing the loading.

Otherwise, you will not see the Create shortcut popup even you click on the Create shortcut menu option.