Android News: DIY Chrome App Builder launches on the Chrome Web Store

Google has launched a unique little tool on the Chrome Web Store that will allow you to quickly create apps for Chrome OS. That may sound a little simpler than it actually is, which is true; all the tool actually does is package up a web link into an easy set of files that can be uploaded as a Chrome app. You’ll still have to have some kind of web page or web app, and that takes more than a little know-how.

With that being said, the Chrome App Builder is very useful in certain circumstances. Since it creates a self-contained window with only four buttons (home, back, forward, and refresh), it’s ideal for an environment where you only need or want access to one specific site or app, and you don’t want there to be an easy way to navigate away from it. Think along the lines of the little computers you see in stores sometimes that only let you browse that company’s website.

The only drawback here is that for the app to go into that “kiosk” mode where you can’t navigate anywhere else, it’ll have to be installed on Chrome OS. The apps still work on Chrome browsers, Windows, OS X, and Linux, but you’ll lose that locked-in mode, for better or worse. It’s definitely not something everyone will rush out to download, but you can still get some use out of it if you know what you’re doing.

If you want to play around with it and build some Chrome apps for yourself, hit the link below.

source: OMG Chrome

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