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How to install PWA and get Jump Lists in Chrome and Edge
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Updated onOctober 4, 2023
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PWAs areProgressive Web Apps, that are, essentially, a way for a developer to offer a desktop shortcut for a website or service.
With the latest canary versions ofChromeandEdge, it is now possible to even have selection options for PWAs directly from theJump List.
The Jump List is the menu that you get when you right-click anapplicationicon on the taskbar.
Recently, Google and Microsoft added support for PWA in the Jump Lists fromChromeand Edge.
How can I install PWA and enable Jump Lists in Chrome?
First, you need to enable installed PWAs to include a menu of shortcuts associated with the app icon fromChrome. To do that, follow the next steps:
How can I install a PWA in Chrome and see its Jump List?
Now you need to go to a PWA and install it.Google has prepared a test site,sadchonks.com, so we will play with it. So here is how to do it.
The chunky cat app is just a silly example but for instance, we did the same for Twitter.
After we installed the Twitter app from thewebsitewe got a more useful Jump List.
As you can see in the picture below, you can easily go for a new tweet, explore, see the notifications or send a direct message just with a right-click on the icon from the taskbar.
How can I install PWA and enable Jump Lists in Edge?
In the same way as withChrome, first, you will need to enable desktop PWAs in the Edge Canary build.
How can I install a PWA in Edge and see its Jump List?
For the sake of this experiment, we will use the same PWA provided by Google, sadchonks.com.
If you eitherinstallthe PWA withChromeor Edge, you will also see theappin thestart menu.
Did youinstallany PWAs? Do you like the Jump List option for PWAs? What do you think about them? Drop us a line with your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Claudiu Andone
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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.
His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.
With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!
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Claudiu Andone
Windows Toubleshooting Expert
Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft
