{"id":70079,"date":"2023-10-31T21:01:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T13:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=70079"},"modified":"2023-11-09T19:50:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T11:50:20","slug":"websites-into-mac-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/websites-into-mac-app\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn Any Website into a Mac App"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turning your website, or any website on the internet, into an app has been made easy with the latest macOS. If you spend a lot of time on a specific website or a few websites, then it\u2019s wise to turn them into an app and then launch\/visit them with just a click.<\/p>\n

\"Website<\/figure>\n

When turned into an app, it behaves exactly like one; it can reside on your dock or in your Launchpad and is also searchable in Spotlight.<\/p>\n

Turning a website into an app is pretty straightforward. Just make sure you are on the latest macOS Sonoma, then follow these steps:<\/p>\n

Open the website in Safari, like so.<\/p>\n

\"Opening<\/span><\/figure>\n

Click the share icon on the top right side of the browser, and select \u201cAdd to Dock<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n

\"Adding<\/span><\/figure>\n

In the \u201cAdd to Dock<\/strong>\u201d popup window, you can change the name and even alter the website\u2019s URL. Then click \u201cAdd<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n

\"Add<\/span><\/figure>\n

The website is instantly turned into an app. It will then appear on your dock.<\/p>\n

\"App<\/span><\/figure>\n

It will also appear in your Launchpad.<\/p>\n

\"App<\/span><\/figure>\n

It can also be searched via Spotlight. (See more Spotlight shortcut keys<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"App<\/span><\/figure>\n

When you click on the app\u2019s icon and open the website, it looks exactly like how it would when opened with Safari, just without the bookmark bars.<\/p>\n

\"Website<\/span><\/figure>\n

One thing to note is that all the browser\u2019s features are also gone when opened as an app. For example, when you right-click, you can only \u201cReload<\/strong>\u201d the page.<\/p>\n

\"Reload<\/span><\/figure>\n

The next time you open the same website in Safari, it will indicate (on top) that you already have an app for it.<\/p>\n

\"Indication<\/span><\/figure>\n

To remove the app from your dock, just drag it out of the dock and hold it until you see \u201cRemove<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n

\"Removing<\/span><\/figure>\n

To delete the app entirely, open Finder, navigate to \/Users\/your_username<\/em>\/Applications<\/code>, then delete the app.<\/p>\n

\"Deleting<\/span><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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