How do I put a shortcut on my desktop with Google Chrome?

Create application shortcuts with Google Chrome in Windows (recommended)Click the Chrome menu Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.Select Tools.Select Create application shortcuts.In the dialog that appears, choose where you'd like the shortcuts to be placed on your computer.Click Create.More items... read more

Thankfully, Google's Chrome allows you to create application shortcuts for your favorite web pages that can be added directly to your desktop, start menu or taskbar, letting you jump from your desktop to a web page in one click. read more

Second, if you rename, or move the desktop shortcut so Chrome has no knowledge of its location, it still break, because the shortcut uses the --app-id switch, not the --app switch. when you remove the "app" from chrome, the --app-id target no longer works, so the shortcut just opens a basic chrome window. read more

Here's how to add a shortcut you can click from the desktop or taskbar. read more