FIRST

• type chrome://flags in Chrome’s address bar.

• Change/set the following flag settings:

  1. The new bookmark app system
  2. Allow hosted apps to be opened in windows
  3. Creation of app shims for hosted apps on Mac
  4. Quit notification for hosted apps
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  So, they look like this:

NEXT

• Restart Chrome
• Navigate to the page you want to run/launch as a Web Application (e.g. https://www.gmail.com)
• Restart the Chrome (in the bottom of the page)
• Click on the hamburger/’three dots menu‘ button in the top far right of Chrome.
  • Select ‚More Tools‚
  • ‚Add to Applications…‚ or ‚Create Shortcut…‚ (has changed over versions)
  • A small window will pop up – make changes to the Title as you like
  • Check/Tick ‚Open in (Separate) Window‚

LASTLY

• The shortcut will actually be a ‚.app‘ folder with all the usually files an subfolders, like any Mac Application and…
• the Shortcut/Dockable Icon should appear in your „User Applications“ or the ‚Chrome Apps‘ Folder within that folder:
  • EITHER '/Users/<your username>/Applications/Chrome Apps'
  • OR '/Users/<your username>/Applications/Chrome Apps'
• Move or Copy the shortcut anyway you want, including dragging to the Mac Dock