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How to save a website to your iPhone home screen
Adding a website to your iPhone home screen puts an icon there that opens the site with one tap, without typing the address or digging through bookmarks. This guide uses Safari — it's the only iPhone browser that can add a site as a proper web app.
What you'll need
- An iPhone running a recent version of iOS
- The Safari app, with the website already open
These steps match iOS 26. Older versions of iOS use a similar process but without the Open as Web App toggle described in step 4.
Steps
Type or paste the address into the Safari address bar and go to the page you want to save.
Tap the ••• button next to the address bar, then tap Share in the menu that appears.
On some iPhone models and orientations, the Share icon (a square with an arrow pointing up) sits directly in the toolbar instead, so you can skip the ••• step.
Scroll down the share sheet and tap Add to Home Screen.
A preview screen appears with an Open as Web App toggle, switched on by default. Leave it on if you want the site to open full-screen, without Safari's address bar, like a normal app. Turn it off if you'd rather it open as a regular bookmark inside Safari.
Tap the name field to change what appears under the icon on your home screen, then tap Add in the top-right corner.
iOS adds the icon to your home screen straight away, using the site's own logo where one is available. Tap it any time to open the site directly.
Variations
Other iPhone browsers can create a home screen shortcut too — in Chrome, tap the ••• menu and look for Add to Home Screen. But because Apple requires all iPhone browsers to use Safari's underlying engine, only Safari can add a site as a true full-screen web app. Shortcuts made in other browsers open inside that browser instead.
Press and hold the icon until a menu appears, then tap Remove App or Delete Bookmark. This only removes the shortcut — it doesn't delete anything from the website itself.
Troubleshooting
Scroll further down the list — it's often below the row of app icons, mixed in with actions like Copy and Print. If it's still missing, tap Edit Actions at the bottom of the share sheet and make sure it's switched on.
This happens when the website hasn't provided an icon for this purpose. There's nothing to fix on your end — it's down to how the site is built.
Check that Open as Web App was switched on when you added it. If it was left off, remove the icon and add it again with the toggle on.
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