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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Google_Chrome_App > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Google_Chrome_App.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_App > Source revision: 1355415492 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Web application that runs on the Google Chrome web browser}} {{About|Chrome Apps|the browser in general|Google Chrome}} {{Infobox website | name = Google Chrome Apps | logo = Google Chrome.svg | logo_size = 128px | screenshot = | collapsible = | collapsetext = | caption = | url = {{URL|https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/apps}} (redirects to [Chrome Web Store](/source/Chrome_Web_Store) homepage) | alexa = | commercial = Yes | language = English | registration = | owner = [Google](/source/Google) | author = Google and other app developers | current_status = [Deprecation](/source/Deprecated) | revenue = | content_license = }} '''Google Chrome Apps''', commonly just '''Chrome apps''', are a [deprecated](/source/Deprecation) type of non-[standardized](/source/Web_standards) [web application](/source/web_application) that ran on the [Google Chrome](/source/Google_Chrome) [web browser](/source/web_browser) from 2010. Chrome apps could be obtained from the [Chrome Web Store](/source/Chrome_Web_Store) along with various free and paid extensions and themes. The apps came in two varieties: hosted (server-side) and packaged (client-side), with each format targeting different use cases.{{cite web |title=Chrome for PC |date=25 October 2023 |url=https://famousfile.com/google-chrome-for-windows/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813092738/https://famousfile.com/google-chrome-for-windows/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 13, 2020 |accessdate=29 December 2023 |publisher=Famous File}} Support for Chrome apps in the Chrome Web Store was removed from Chrome in June 2022, except on [ChromeOS](/source/ChromeOS) where support has been extended until August 2028.{{Cite web |title=Extending Chrome App Support on Chrome OS |url=https://blog.chromium.org/2021/10/extending-chrome-app-support-on-chrome.html |access-date=2022-09-08 |website=Chromium Blog |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Transition from Chrome Apps |url=https://developer.chrome.com/docs/apps/migration |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Chrome for Developers |language=en}} ChromeOS, [Linux](/source/Linux), and [Windows](/source/Windows) users could add a shortcut of a website as a Chrome app.{{Cite web |title=Add & open Chrome apps - Chrome Web Store Help |author= |work=support.google.com |date= |access-date=8 March 2024 |url= https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/3060053}} Google recommends migrating from Chrome apps to standards-based web applications and Chrome extensions.{{Cite web |title=Transition from Chrome Apps |url=https://developer.chrome.com/docs/apps/migration |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Chrome for Developers |language=en}} == History == On August 19, 2016, Google announced that it would begin phasing out Chrome apps for [Linux](/source/Linux), [Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows), and [MacOS](/source/MacOS) (both packaged and hosted) by the end of 2016, finishing the process in early 2018. The company said that such apps would continue to be supported and maintained on [ChromeOS](/source/ChromeOS) "for the foreseeable future." {{cite web|last1=Welch |first1=Chris |title=Google will end support for Chrome apps on Windows, Mac, and Linux |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/19/12555052/google-shutting-down-chrome-apps |website=The Verge |publisher=[Vox Media, Inc.](/source/Vox_Media%2C_Inc.)|accessdate=20 August 2016|date=19 August 2016}}{{cite web|last1=Roy-Chowdhury|first1=Rahul|title=From Chrome Apps to the Web|url=https://blog.chromium.org/2016/08/from-chrome-apps-to-web.html|website=Chromium Blog|publisher=Google|accessdate=20 August 2016|date=19 August 2016}} The plan later changed, with Chrome apps set to last until at least January 2025 for ChromeOS. On January 15, 2020, Google announced that Chrome would begin phasing out support for Chrome apps completely starting in March 2020, with support for consumers until June 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://blog.chromium.org/2020/08/changes-to-chrome-app-support-timeline.html|title=Changes to the Chrome App Support Timeline|website=Chromium Blog|language=en|access-date=2020-11-18}} On October 14, 2021, Google announced that support from Chrome apps for Enterprise and Education customers using ChromeOS would be extended until at least January 2025.{{cite web |title=Extending Chrome App Support on Chrome OS |url=https://blog.chromium.org/2021/10/extending-chrome-app-support-on-chrome.html |website=Chromium Blog |access-date=20 June 2024 |language=en}} == Types == Chrome apps can be hosted or packaged. Hosted apps have their background web pages on a remote server and the app acts like a [bookmark](/source/Bookmark_(World_Wide_Web)) or shortcut;{{cite web|title=Choosing an App Type|url=https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/choosing|work=Google|accessdate=24 May 2014}} packaged apps have offline functionality making use of local storage. === Packaged === Packaged apps were launched on September 5, 2013.{{cite web|title=A new breed of Chrome Apps|url=http://chrome.blogspot.com/2013/09/a-new-breed-of-chrome-apps.html|work=Google Chrome Blog|publisher=Google|accessdate=24 May 2014}} They have features very similar to a native desktop app, namely offline capable (by default), can interact with hardware devices, and can access local storage.{{cite web|title=What Are Chrome Apps?|url=https://developer.chrome.com/apps/about_apps|work=Google|accessdate=24 May 2014}}{{cite web|last=Lardinois|first=Frederic|title=Chrome's Native-Like Packaged Apps Come Out Of Dev Preview And Head To The Desktop, Now Called "Chrome Apps"|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/05/chromes-native-like-packaged-apps-come-out-of-dev-preview-and-head-to-desktop-now-called-chrome-apps/|work=TechCrunch|date=5 September 2013 |accessdate=24 May 2014}} Packaged apps are not confined to the regular Chrome interface and can display without a classic window menu and [operating system](/source/operating_system) [user interface](/source/user_interface) elements. === Hosted === Hosted apps are the original type of Chrome apps. They contain a single [manifest file](/source/manifest_file) that contains the URL and additional information about the app. Hosted apps typically require an internet connection and are subject to regular web page security restrictions.{{cite web|title=Hosted Apps|url=https://developers.google.com/chrome/apps/docs/developers_guide|work=Google|publisher=Google Inc.|accessdate=24 May 2014}} == See also == * [Progressive web app](/source/Progressive_web_app) == References == {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == * [https://developer.chrome.com/apps/about_apps What Are Chrome Apps?] * [https://support.google.com/chrome_webstore/answer/3060053 Add & open Chrome apps - Chrome Web Store Help] {{Google LLC}} * Category:Software add-ons Category:Google Chrome Category:Google Chrome apps --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Google Chrome App](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_App) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Chrome_App?action=history)). 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