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Feb 06, 2020
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[Suggesion] Add an option to make websites installd as apps to be always on top, like Windows apps

Add the option to somewhere like this

 

 

As to Why I want this feature and reasons behind it, there are a couple:

 

  1. I want to install YouTube website as an app, make it to be on top of all windows so it won't be behind the program that I use. for example I want to code in Visual Studio and watch a YouTube video to learn something and apply it directly.
  2. I want to have Bing or Google search installed as an app in Edge, launch the app, resize the window to have a rectangle shape, put it on the left side to have a side bar which always stays on top. now I can always quickly search for anything I want in that Edge app, no matter what program I use, because it stays on top.***
  3. there are lots of other examples, where websites host a specific service and when we add it in Edge as an app, we will be able to use it just like a real Windows app and have it accessible on all programs if we pin it to be always on top.

 

 

***You could say that I could use Windows 10 search on the taskbar but It's not the same. because when you click on something, a picture, video etc, that is a link, the search app in Windows 10 will open it in a full browser window. what i would want is to view that image, watch that YouTube video, right from my Windows 10 taskbar, without going to a full browser window.

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    Feb 17, 2020

    HotCakeX Oh, I see now! Thank you for the screenshot and clarification. 

     

    I'll pass this along to the team.

     

    Fawkes (they/them)
    Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

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  • HotCakeX Thanks for the suggestion. On first consideration, and in full transparency, this might not be feasible with some OSs. (One of our dev colleagues wrote a related piece on this a few years ago.) That being said, I'll still pass this along to our Web Apps team, in case they have a different perspective. 🙂

    Fawkes (they/them)
    Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

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      HotCakeX
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      HiDeleted 

      Interesting article, I want something similar to this

       

       

      it's okay if another application with always on top privilege to cover it but at least the majority of normal programs won't cover it.

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        HotCakeX Oh, I see now! Thank you for the screenshot and clarification. 

         

        I'll pass this along to the team.

         

        Fawkes (they/them)
        Project & Community Manager - Microsoft Edge

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