Web clips provide a faster way of accessing your favorite website. They’re like web link shortcuts that you can create on Mac devices. When you create a Web clip on Mac, it will be Pinned to the dock for easy access.
Having a web shortcut pinned to the dock of macOS devices for all users in the organization can provide quicker access to an intranet page, a company website, or an internal application portal.
A shortcut is created on the home screen of iOS and iPad devices. In this blog post, we will examine the steps for creating a Web clip app on Mac devices using the Intune admin center.
This feature was introduced in Intune Service Release 2308. To target this deployment, macOS devices must be enrolled in Intune.
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Deploy Web Clip App on macOS devices using Intune
To deploy the Web Clip App on macOS devices, follow the below steps:
STEP 1 – Add Web Clip App on Intune
- Sign in to the Intune admin center.
- Go to Apps > macOS.
- Click the +Add button.
- Using the App type drop-down, Select macOS web clip. Click on Select.
STEP 2 – App Information
Provide Information about the Web Clip App:
- Name – Provide the name of the app.
- Description – Provide a helpful description of this app.
- Publisher – Enter the name of the Publisher.
- App URL – Enter the Website URL you want to launch using this app.
- Category – Select a category
- Logo – Select a Logo for this Web Clip App.
STEP 3 – Assign Web Clip App to macOS devices
Under the Assignments tab, Click Add group and select an Entra security group containing Mac devices.
- Click the Create button on the Review + Create page to start the deployment process.
Monitor Web Clip app deployment
Intune Device check-in may take some time. You can either wait for the check-in process to Initiate or force Intune Sync on the device to speed up the download process.
You can monitor the deployment process from Intune admin center > Apps > macOS. Click on the app deployment for the Web clip app you created. The Deployment status can be found on the Overview page.
You can also click on Device Install status and User Install status to find out which devices or users have received this deployment successfully.
End-user Experience
After your MacOS device gets the Intune deployment profile, you will find the app Pinned to the dock. When you launch this app, it will open the website in the default web browser configured on the device.
