How to add desktop shortcuts to websites in Firefox

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For regular bookmarks I'd recommend creating a plain text file like so:

Win type desktop shortcuts & URL icons

You mean like having a desktop icon that launches a specific URL? I prefer doing it the way that ZorinOS itself creates their "Send Feedback" shortcut, and create a custom .desktop file. Create a new file named <name_of_website>.desktop and place it under /usr/share/applications, with the following contents: [Desktop Entry] Name=<descriptive_name_of_shortcut> Comment=<short_description> Icon=<path_to_icon_to_use> Type=Application Exec=xdg-open <url> Terminal=false For example to launch this f…