

NOTE: Since (at least), the following steps are unnecessary. However, it will still appear as a running window in the actual Chrome App Dock Icon. When using it in the dock, it should use its own "running indicator" separate from any other Chrome Apps or Chrome itself. Move, copy, and use the shortcut anyway you'd like, using it like any other icon/shortcut on the desktop or Mac Dock You can modify these subfolders to customize your App/Shortcut (i.e change the icon, customize the launch by modifying profiles, or opening with special (command-line) flags, etc.) To see the app's details, use RIGHT-CLICK > 'Show Package Contents' on the folder to enter/navigate/see its contents (e.g. However, by default when you CLICK on the folder in Finder (Mac's file explorer), it launches the app instead of actually entering/navigating into the folder. The "shortcut" itself acts like most other apps, i.e., Apps in MacOS (Since at least 2016) are actually special System FOLDERS. app extension on the folder name if you have enabled the "show extensions" setting for the Finder (Mac file explorer)

The root of your " User Applications" folder ( /Users//Applications/Chrome Apps) or.Ī subfolder for all Chrome Apps (probably /Applications/Chrome Apps).

The root of your " System Applications" folder ( /Applications). The Shortcut should have been created in either (with the Finder automatically launching a new window open to the folder): STEP 3: Using/Customizing Your "App"/ "Shortcut" / "Dock Icon": ' Add to Applications…' or ' Create Shortcut.' (has changed over time/versions)Ī small window will pop up - make changes to the Title as you like STEP 2: Create the "Chrome Application" and OS level "shortcut".Ĭlick on the hamburger/'three dots menu' button in the top far right of Chrome. ) using an existing or newly open Chrome tab/window.

Open Focused Bookmark in New Background TabĬtrl + Shift + Enter command + shift + return Open Focused Bookmark in New Foreground Tab Open Focused Bookmark or Link in Current Tab Note: The Foreground and Background Tab shortcuts are switched if the setting When you open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately is enabled in Options Preferences from the Search field on the New Tab page. from address bar or the Search field on the New Tab page Open Address or Search in New Foreground Tab Open Address or Search in New Background TabĪlt + Shift + Enter option + shift + return requires the currently selected tab to be "in focus" for instance, by hitting Alt + D command + L to focus the address bar, and then Shift + Tab until you reach the browser tab bar. * if the setting Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order is disabled in Options PreferencesĬtrl + 1 to 8 command + 1 to 8 Alt + 1 to 8Ĭtrl + Shift + Home command + shift + home CommandĬycle through Tabs in Recently Used OrderĬtrl + Shift + Tab control + shift + tab* See also Use tabs to organize lots of websites in a single window. View menu to switch, add or manage search engines in the Search bar or the Search field of the New Tab page. Type ? and a space (or only ?) into empty Address Barįocus Address bar for Web Search with Default Search Engine after you have written something (or pressed ↓) in the address bar when the Find or Quick Find bar is focused when browser.altClickSave is set to true (as in the Configuration Editor), which is not the default. *when browser.backspace_action is set to 0 (as in the Configuration Editor), which is not the default.
