Turning a Desktop into a Chrome Application

A frequent issue when running a desktop environment inside a browser tab is that certain keyboard shortcuts (like ctr+w or ctr+F4) get captured by the browser instead of passing through to the virtual desktop.

An easy fix is to turn it into a standalone application using Chrome (or any Chromium-based browser).

 

1. Go to More Tools -> Create shortcut on your computer's desktop.

2. During the shortcut creation, check the option "Open as window".

 

3. Launch your app by double-clicking the newly created shortcut on your desktop.

4. Start using your application and enjoy all those handy keyboard shortcuts working without interference.