Have a favorite website you use daily? Learn how to make a website an app on your iPhone or iPad Home Screen. This is perfect for quickly accessing a website without needing to enter the URL in Safari each time. You can bookmark the website to a Home Screen icon that looks just like an app and opens just as easily. Here's how to add a website to your Home Screen.

Why You'll Love This Tip

Learn how to make a website an app on your iPhone to access your favorite websites quickly from the Home Screen.
Create a bookmark without having to navigate to your Safari bookmarks folder every time.
Turn any website into an app to create shortcuts to your frequently visited websites.

Add Website to Your Home Screen on iPhone & iPad

System Requirements

This tip was tested on an iPhone 17 Pro running iOS 26.4. Learn how to update to the latest operating system.

Access your favorite website as easily as opening an app on iPhone & iPad. Just add a website to your Home Screen to easily open the site like you would an app. Now, here's how to add a website to your Home Screen:

Open the website in Safari, and tap the Share icon at the bottom of your screen.
You may need to tap View More.
Tap Add to Home Screen.
Name the icon and tap Add to Home Screen.
The website will appear like any other app icon on your Home Screen.

That's how to add a website to your Home Screen on iPhone. Now, you can quickly and easily open your favorite site right from the Home screen without having to open Safari or type in the URL. For more iPhone hidden tips and tricks, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter.