How to install PWA on Chrome from Omnibox

Google Chrome has made it easy to install Progressive Web Apps or PWAs from Chrome’s address bar (aka Omnibox). This article explains how to install PWAs using the + icon on the Omnibox.

Install PWAs

When you are on a website that has a PWA app, you will a “+” icon in the addressbar. In the following screenshot, I am on mobile.twitter.com, a PWA-app-supported website.

To install this app, click the + icon and then click Install.

Twitter is now installed as a PWA app on your computer or Chromebook.

How do you uninstall a PWA app from Chrome? Let’s take a look at that.

Remove PWA App from Chrome

To uninstall a PWA app from Chrome:

1. Open a new tab and go to chrome://apps
2. Right-click the app that you want to uninstall.
3. Choose Remove from Chrome.
4. Click Remove to confirm.

This completes uninstalling a PWA app from Chrome.