How to Add a Website to Your Home Screen

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If you have a favorite website you use daily, consider adding the website to your Home Screen on iPhone or iPad. 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

  • Access your favorite websites as easily as opening an app.
  • Create a bookmark without having to navigate to your Safari bookmarks folder every time.
  • Create shortcuts to your frequently visited websites.

Add Website to Your Home Screen on iPhone & iPad

Adding a website to your Home Screen allows you to easily open the site like you would an app. I do this to have quick access to my blog from my Home Screen. For more iPhone hidden tips and tricks, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day newsletter. Now, here's how to add a website to your Home Screen:

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  1. Open the website in Safari, and tap the Share icon at the bottom of your screen.

    Open the website in Safari, and tap the Share icon at the bottom of your screen.
  2. Tap Add to Home Screen.

    Tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Name the icon and tap Add in the top right corner.

    Name the icon and tap Add in the top right corner.
  4. The website will appear like any other app icon on your 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.

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Sarah Kingsbury

As the Editorial Director at iPhone Life, Sarah Kingsbury manages the online editorial team and oversees all website content. She is a long-time Apple enthusiast who never goes anywhere without her Apple Watch and owns way too many HomePods. Since joining iPhone Life in 2013, Sarah has done everything from writing hundreds of how-to articles to founding the Daily Tip newsletter. She even co-hosted the early episodes of the iPhone Life Podcast. When not at work, Sarah can be found hiking in the mountains and canyons around Las Vegas, where she lives with her partner and dogs.