Want to use Websites as an app that you recently caught up with via Safari on your Mac? It’s so simple to do that. Yes, with the latest macOS update (from macOS Sonoma), by default, Safari lets you create an app for your favorite website using Web Apps feature. Let’s find out how this feature works! also don’t miss pro tips; Record Audio From Website on Mac.
Steps to Turn Website into App from Dock on Mac
Before we move forward to the procedure to use Websites as an App on macOS, ensure that your device is updated to the latest macOS.
How to Use Any Website Like an App on Mac
The Web apps feature on macOS Sonoma creates a simplified toolbar of the websites, giving off an app-like experience. It integrates the site’s icon right on your Mac Dock, so you can access it in no time.
What’s great about Web apps is that they work fluently with Stage Manager, Mission Control, Spotlight, and other ways to access them. You can get notifications as well. Here’s how to use Websites as an App on Mac.
Things you should know…
- Web apps feature available from macOS Sonoma, any earlier macOS version won’t support it.
- Web apps only work with Safari.
1→ Go to Safari on your Mac.
2→ And then navigate to the desired website, for instance, howtoisolve.com
3→ Now, click on File and select Add to Dock…
- An alternate way to see the same option under the sharing option is, Click on the Share icon that appears on Safari Browser > Select Add to Dock Option.
4→ In the next prompt, enter Website Name and its URL.
5→ Lastly, select Add.
You will now see a howtoisolve Icon on the left side of the desktop. To test whether the Pinterest Web app works with Spotlight, press Command + Space and enter Pinterest in Spotlight Search. And select Pinterest from the results.
How to change Web App Settings of Website on Mac
What makes Web Apps feature more convenient is that it lets you modify the Web App Settings as well. In these Web App settings, you will receive various options like adding a personalized app icon, show in navigation control, show color in title bar, Clear Website Data, etc.
1→ Open Web App.
2→ Click on name of Web App from the Menu bar, as mentioned below in the image
3→ Select Settings…
4→ Over there, you will see two menus, General & Privacy. Navigate to each of them, and make changes as per your need. Change the Application name and Change App icon option under General Tab and Clearing Website App Data under the privacy Tab.
How to Delete Web App for Website from the Mac
If you are no longer using the Web App or your Mac Dock looks cluttered, here’s how you can delete Web App from your Mac.
1→ Click on Launchpad from Dock.
2→ Now search and right-click on the Web App.
3→ As soon as you do so, you will see a prompt, read the information mentioned on it. And then select Delete.
Final Thought!
A Web Apps is undoubtedly a handy addition to macOS Sonoma. It enables you to create apps for your favorite websites in no time, in addition to that, it lets you access apps right from your Dock.
