Next, right-click or hold Control and click the icon. Select the URL in the address bar of your browser and drag it to the desktop. The first method works just fine, but what if you don’t want the name that the shortcut is given? You can drag the URL to your desktop first and change the name before dragging it to the Dock.

The only options you’ll have in the shortcut menu are to open it or remove it from the Dock.

The name for the shortcut will be the name given to it by the browser.

The icon for the shortcut will be a default globe.

Release when the shortcut is in the spot you want and you’re done. With Safari, Firefox, or Chrome, you can simply click in the address bar of the browser where the link resides, select it, and drag it directly to the right side of your Dock. There are two different methods depending on how you want the shortcut to display. If you only want to add one website shortcut to your Dock, you can do this quickly. Here’s how to add a website shortcut to the Dock on Mac. Keep in mind that the location of the Dock where you can put the shortcut is on the right side of the divider.

You can create the shortcut using any browser, add several using a folder, and more.

Being able to click a single button to visit your favorite site right from your Mac Dock is another cool shortcut. Shortcuts of any type are handy whether it’s keyboard shortcuts, those using Automator, or ones you set up for your iOS device.

Mac paste shortcut icon