Summary

Do you often find yourself visiting a particular website regularly?

Here’s how to convert your favorite websites into Windows 11 apps for quicker access.

Microsoft Edge will use the same name and logo for the app as the website.

Windows 11 with the Start menu open, displaying some websites that have been converted into apps.

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Once you’ve made the changes, poke the “Install” button.

The website will automatically open as an app, and you’ll have a few options to configure.

You’ll also get a few other options in the top bar.

Install this site as an app option in Edge.

First, visit the website that you want to install as an app.

Chrome will automatically get the website’s name and use it as the app’s name.

But if you want to change it, type your preferred name in the name box.

Edit option in the Install this site as an app window.

Then, smack the “Install” button.

First, visit theWeb2Desk websiteand paste the URL of the website that you want to turn into an app.

Then, enter the name that you want to give to the app.

Allow option in the App Installed window.

The Web2Desk website will automatically fetch your website’s logo and use it for the app icon.

Then, nudge the “Create Desktop App” button.

Web2Desk will start creating an app for your website.

Three dots in the App top bar.

The process is going to take some time, depending on the amount of content on your website.

Once the app is created, poke the “Download” button to download it to your box.

The downloaded file will be aZIP file.

Install page as an app option in Chrome.

If you open it, you’ll find files similar to what you get with any other Windows utility.

You will have toextract the ZIP fileon your system before installing the app.

To do this, right-hit the ZIP file and select “Extract All.”

Install option to install app through Chrome.

Choose the location where you want to extract the file and click “Extract.”

Then, go to the location where you have extracted the file and double-hit the .exe file.

And that’s about it.

App top bar.

The app will launch on your machine, and you could use it without any issues.

However, you’ll see the Web2Desk branding for a few seconds whenever you launch the app.

it’s possible for you to remove it by purchasing their premium plan, which costs $45.

Website URL field in Web2Desk website.

hit the three dots next to the app and choose the “Uninstall” option.

Then, select “Uninstall” again to confirm your decision.

Now, you don’t need to wait for websites to launch their own dedicated apps.

Change option on the Web2Desk website.

you’ve got the option to create desktop applications from websites yourself using either of the methods above.

Create Desktop app option on the Web2Desk app.

Download option on the Web2Desk website.

Extract all option in the right-click menu.

Extract option in the Windows Extraction window.

App exe file in the Extracted folder.

Installed apps option in the Settings app

Uninstall option in the Settings app.