Google Chrome no longer allows me to create shortcuts to open tabs as windows











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When creating shortcuts, there was a checkbox to activate an option to open the tab in a new window as a standalone app (no address bar, ...). This was handy to 'install' Gmail or Slack as 'apps.'



Since few versions ago, I no longer can activate this option. Also, when I create a new shortcut, the icon no longer shows the site's favicon, but rather the Chrome icon.



Is there a way to get it back?






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  • How and where are you creating these shortcuts?
    – harrymc
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  • I use the hamburger menu > More tools > Create shortcut... In the popup that shows up, there used to be a checkbox to Open in app mode or something like that. Now, that option is no longer available.
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When creating shortcuts, there was a checkbox to activate an option to open the tab in a new window as a standalone app (no address bar, ...). This was handy to 'install' Gmail or Slack as 'apps.'



Since few versions ago, I no longer can activate this option. Also, when I create a new shortcut, the icon no longer shows the site's favicon, but rather the Chrome icon.



Is there a way to get it back?






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  • How and where are you creating these shortcuts?
    – harrymc
    2 days ago










  • I use the hamburger menu > More tools > Create shortcut... In the popup that shows up, there used to be a checkbox to Open in app mode or something like that. Now, that option is no longer available.
    – ahmed
    yesterday













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When creating shortcuts, there was a checkbox to activate an option to open the tab in a new window as a standalone app (no address bar, ...). This was handy to 'install' Gmail or Slack as 'apps.'



Since few versions ago, I no longer can activate this option. Also, when I create a new shortcut, the icon no longer shows the site's favicon, but rather the Chrome icon.



Is there a way to get it back?






google-chrome







share|improve this question













When creating shortcuts, there was a checkbox to activate an option to open the tab in a new window as a standalone app (no address bar, ...). This was handy to 'install' Gmail or Slack as 'apps.'



Since few versions ago, I no longer can activate this option. Also, when I create a new shortcut, the icon no longer shows the site's favicon, but rather the Chrome icon.



Is there a way to get it back?






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  • How and where are you creating these shortcuts?
    – harrymc
    2 days ago










  • I use the hamburger menu > More tools > Create shortcut... In the popup that shows up, there used to be a checkbox to Open in app mode or something like that. Now, that option is no longer available.
    – ahmed
    yesterday


















  • How and where are you creating these shortcuts?
    – harrymc
    2 days ago










  • I use the hamburger menu > More tools > Create shortcut... In the popup that shows up, there used to be a checkbox to Open in app mode or something like that. Now, that option is no longer available.
    – ahmed
    yesterday
















How and where are you creating these shortcuts?
– harrymc
2 days ago




How and where are you creating these shortcuts?
– harrymc
2 days ago












I use the hamburger menu > More tools > Create shortcut... In the popup that shows up, there used to be a checkbox to Open in app mode or something like that. Now, that option is no longer available.
– ahmed
yesterday




I use the hamburger menu > More tools > Create shortcut... In the popup that shows up, there used to be a checkbox to Open in app mode or something like that. Now, that option is no longer available.
– ahmed
yesterday










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This option has been removed for some incomprehensible brainstorm by the Chrome
devs. It might still be possible to force it by this method:




  • Go to the webpage

  • Choose More Tools > Create Shortcut (which will appear on desktop but not as an app)

  • Go to chrome://apps

  • Right-click on the new shortcut and choose Open as window

  • Right-click again on the shortcut and choose Create shortcuts...

  • Choose where to store the shortcut and click Create


This will create the right shortcut with the appid= parameter exactly as before.



However, with Chrome, it's unknown how long this method will keep on working.






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    accepted










    This option has been removed for some incomprehensible brainstorm by the Chrome
    devs. It might still be possible to force it by this method:




    • Go to the webpage

    • Choose More Tools > Create Shortcut (which will appear on desktop but not as an app)

    • Go to chrome://apps

    • Right-click on the new shortcut and choose Open as window

    • Right-click again on the shortcut and choose Create shortcuts...

    • Choose where to store the shortcut and click Create


    This will create the right shortcut with the appid= parameter exactly as before.



    However, with Chrome, it's unknown how long this method will keep on working.






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      down vote



      accepted










      This option has been removed for some incomprehensible brainstorm by the Chrome
      devs. It might still be possible to force it by this method:




      • Go to the webpage

      • Choose More Tools > Create Shortcut (which will appear on desktop but not as an app)

      • Go to chrome://apps

      • Right-click on the new shortcut and choose Open as window

      • Right-click again on the shortcut and choose Create shortcuts...

      • Choose where to store the shortcut and click Create


      This will create the right shortcut with the appid= parameter exactly as before.



      However, with Chrome, it's unknown how long this method will keep on working.






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        This option has been removed for some incomprehensible brainstorm by the Chrome
        devs. It might still be possible to force it by this method:




        • Go to the webpage

        • Choose More Tools > Create Shortcut (which will appear on desktop but not as an app)

        • Go to chrome://apps

        • Right-click on the new shortcut and choose Open as window

        • Right-click again on the shortcut and choose Create shortcuts...

        • Choose where to store the shortcut and click Create


        This will create the right shortcut with the appid= parameter exactly as before.



        However, with Chrome, it's unknown how long this method will keep on working.






        share|improve this answer












        This option has been removed for some incomprehensible brainstorm by the Chrome
        devs. It might still be possible to force it by this method:




        • Go to the webpage

        • Choose More Tools > Create Shortcut (which will appear on desktop but not as an app)

        • Go to chrome://apps

        • Right-click on the new shortcut and choose Open as window

        • Right-click again on the shortcut and choose Create shortcuts...

        • Choose where to store the shortcut and click Create


        This will create the right shortcut with the appid= parameter exactly as before.



        However, with Chrome, it's unknown how long this method will keep on working.







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