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Google Chrome on Windows comes with a very usefull feature allowing the user to Create application shortcuts from the settings menu: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95710
Unfortunately there is not such feature on Google Chrome for MacOSX. Is there a trick to enable this feature? An hidden menu? Is it on the developpement list?
Martin Delille
Posted 2012-12-10T09:01:15.650
Reputation: 1 151
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Applicationize is an open-source, free service I built that replicates the "Create Application Shortcuts" behavior on Mac by generating a Chrome Extension of your favorite website on-the-fly that opens in its own window with its own dock icon!
Elad Nava
Posted 2012-12-10T09:01:15.650
Reputation: 286
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Here is a little more simpler method using createGcApp application.
In addition to giving it a much more familiar interface, it also fixes some of the bugs in the previous script such as those preventing spaces in application names. The usage of the new version of the tool should be pretty straight forward. Start by downloading the .dmg, and opening the image. Inside, you should find a readme file, a script called createGcApp, and the source folder. Double-clicking the script will prompt you with questions about name, url, and icon for the application shortcut (make sure it's a square if you include an icon). The resulting file will then be saved to the /Applications folder. Thanks so much to Mait for sharing this much easier version.
Screenshot for how it looks:
liv3010m
Posted 2012-12-10T09:01:15.650
Reputation: 31
welcome to Super User! link-only answers are generally discouraged here (what if the linked page becomes unavailable?), would you consider editing your answer to summarize the procedure? – nc4pk – 2013-06-02T01:45:00.790
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I found the solution: http://lifehacker.com/5611711/create-application-shortcuts-in-google-chrome-for-mac-with-a-shell-script
Basically a script is creating a proper icon in the application with the 3 following parameters:
It works almost like on Windows except that external link are open in a internal tab.
Martin Delille
Posted 2012-12-10T09:01:15.650
Reputation: 1 151
Works well except for the media keys does not work for such an app (e. g. for Google Music), but you can download an extension for that in a new tab of the app https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/key-socket-media-keys/fphfgdknbpakeedbaenojjdcdoajihik?hl=en
– myneur – 2016-01-22T09:59:37.487note:"any Google Chrome preferences and extensions won't carry over, since this creates a new Chrome profile each time." – Mau – 2018-12-31T00:53:11.313
What do you mean by a shorcut application? A shortcut (alias) that would direct to Google Chrome itself? Or a shortcut to open an url directly from desktop? (called .webloc files, should be avaible when saving webpage) – lovethebomb – 2012-12-10T09:02:45.990
I had the application shortcut reference: it's a feature on chrome for windows. – Martin Delille – 2012-12-10T09:19:45.590
1Then if you're looking for the website alias to desktop, like .webloc files, the simple way is to drag and drop favicon from URL bar to Desktop, with Command Key pressed ! :)
Otherwhise, if you're looking for something like Prism for Firefox, I didn't find anything for Chrome… – lovethebomb – 2012-12-10T09:57:29.800
1Forget my comment just above, started replying before leaving and didn't saw your edit with link, sorry! – lovethebomb – 2012-12-10T10:04:09.843