How to open a site as an app on your Chromebook | Linux Today

How to open a site as an app on your Chromebook

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 26, 2015

Chromebooks have long been popular on Amazon’s bestseller lists, and many users have made the jump from Windows and OS X. But even the most experienced Chrome OS users can still learn a new trick now and then. Did you know that there’s an easy way to open a site in a new window instead of a new tab on your Chromebook?

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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