# Website Shortcut Saver

> Save websites as bash scripts with custom names and favicons. Just run the bash script and the Website will appear on your Mac as a Desktop app or a toolbar app or a firefox extension app

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/website-shortcut-saver](https://chrome-stats.com/d/website-shortcut-saver)

## Overview

- **ID:** `website-shortcut-saver`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Gabriel May
- **Category:** appearance,bookmarks,tabs
- **Daily users:** 5
- **Version:** 1.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-02
- **First published:** 2026-05-30
- **Size:** 60 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/website-shortcut-saver/)

## Description

On MacOS there is no way to save websites as Desktop Apps with icons or as a toolbar app or as a Firefox extension toolbar app. This app solves that.

## Rankings

- #45,628 — Overall
- #95 — shortcut
- #158 — website

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `storage`
- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/website-shortcut-saver)