Now instead of having to click multiple times and enter the website name, you can directly access it through a click. This is particularly helpful if you have to frequently visit the same website. So, in this article, we’ve listed out a couple of ways to create a simple link on your desktop.
How to Save Link on Desktop?
Created links will use your default browser to open the link no matter what browser you used to create them. So be sure to make your preferred browser into the default browser. The following steps also work for macOS as well as a Windows operating system.
Drag and Drop
One of the ways to do it is by directly dragging the link to your desktop. This method can be very convenient if you have to save multiple links on your computer. You can split your screen and quickly save links. Here’s how you do it:
Create Desktop Shortcut
You can also create a shortcut directly from your desktop for an internet link. Windows has a dedicated shortcut creation wizard that allows the creation of shortcuts for local/network programs, files, folders, computers, and also internet addresses. Here are the steps to do it:
Create Shortcut Through Browser
Some browsers have a built-in feature to save a website link on your desktop. It will create a shortcut on your desktop that you can use to open specific websites. This feature is usually available for chromium-based browsers. Here are a few browsers that support this feature.
On Chrome/Brave
Follow these steps to learn how to make shortcuts on Chrome and Brave browsers:
On Microsoft Edge
Although the results are the same, the process is a little different. Instead of a shortcut, it saves the website as an app. Here’s how you do it:
How to Save a Webpage on Desktop?
Saving the links is only useful when you have an internet connection, but saving the webpage itself can be viewed offline as well. When you save a web page, all the components of the page will be saved on your PC and are available for viewing anytime. It will be saved as an HTML file along with a folder that stores other files like javascript and images related to the webpage. Follow these steps to learn how to do it:
What to Do if Saved Link Doesn’t Work?
If the saved link stops working, the first thing to check is whether or not the website itself works. The website itself may be broken or moved to a new site. You can go to that website and confirm it yourself. In case the website is broken, you will have to create a new shortcut following the steps listed above.
