They work independently of the normal stack of open Chrome tabs and windows as a typical app would run.

The icons look professional and like they are Universal apps pinned on the taskbar. Just right-click on an icon and select Pin to taskbar or Pin to Start from the context menu.

In the example below I’ve pinned some of the most popular web services. The web app icon is created on your desktop and from there you can put it on the taskbar or Start menu. Then head to More tools > Add to desktop.Ī second window will pop up where you can name the shortcut and make sure “Open as window” is checked and then click Add. You can pin any website you want, and examples of web services you might want to pin as an app are YouTube, Pandora, – even groovyPost! Head to the site you want to pin and then click the Settings icon in the upper-right corner. However, since Chrome and Windows have evolved, the process is different and this article reflects those changes as well as extra tips. Note: We showed you how to do this using Chrome and Windows 7 back in 2011.

Place google chrome icon on desktop