{"id":401132,"date":"2022-01-29T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/did-you-know-you-can-drag-and-drop-browser-links-to-your-desktop\/"},"modified":"2022-01-29T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T14:00:00","slug":"did-you-know-you-can-drag-and-drop-browser-links-to-your-desktop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-you-can-drag-and-drop-browser-links-to-your-desktop\/","title":{"rendered":"#Did You Know? You Can Drag and Drop Browser Links to Your Desktop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41e31469d67\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41e31469d67\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-you-can-drag-and-drop-browser-links-to-your-desktop\/#Create_a_Web_Shortcut_Using_Chrome_Edge_and_Firefox\" >Create a Web Shortcut Using Chrome, Edge, and Firefox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/did-you-know-you-can-drag-and-drop-browser-links-to-your-desktop\/#Create_a_Web_Shortcut_Using_Safari_on_Mac\" >Create a Web Shortcut Using Safari on Mac<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Did You Know? You Can Drag and Drop Browser Links to Your Desktop&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-776505\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/browsers_1200x675.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/browsers_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/browsers_1200x675.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Icons for four major browsers: Chrome, Edge, Safari, and Firefox\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In at least four major browsers\u2014Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari\u2014on Windows, Mac, and Linux, you can easily drag and drop a shortcut link to a website straight to your desktop. Here\u2019s how to do it.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_Web_Shortcut_Using_Chrome_Edge_and_Firefox\"><\/span>Create a Web Shortcut Using Chrome, Edge, and Firefox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To create a desktop web shortcut, first open a Chrome, Edge, or Firefox browser window and navigate to the site you want to create a shortcut from. In the address bar at the top of the window, click and drag the padlock icon (located to the left of the address) out of the browser window and onto your desktop.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-776527\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/chrome_click_drag_shortcut.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"267\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As soon as you click and drag, you\u2019ll see the title or address of the website beside your pointer. When you\u2019re hovering over the desktop, release your mouse button, and a shortcut icon will be created. To use the shortcut, double-click it at any time, and the site will open in your default browser.<\/p>\n<p>This shortcut doesn\u2019t have to stay on your desktop either\u2014you can move it to any folder on your PC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Create Desktop Shortcuts on Windows 10 the Easy Way<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Create_a_Web_Shortcut_Using_Safari_on_Mac\"><\/span>Create a Web Shortcut Using Safari on Mac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To make a desktop web shortcut on a Mac, first open a Safari browser window and navigate to the site you want to create a shortcut to.<\/p>\n<p>In that window, hover your mouse cursor over the address bar at the top of the window, and a small plus (\u201c+\u201d) icon will <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear on the far left side. Click and drag the plus icon onto your desktop and release your mouse or trackpad button. A shortcut icon will appear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-776526\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/safari_drag_web_shortcut.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"278\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After that, you can double-click the shortcut icon, and your default browser app will open and automatically load the website stored in the link.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, this isn\u2019t the only drag-and-drop trick you can do with browsers. Most browsers also allow you to drag tabs between open windows of the same browser. Have fun\u2014and happy browsing!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>PSA: You Can Drag Tabs Between Browser Windows Within Chrome (and Other Browsers)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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