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google-chromegoogle-tasks

Google Tasks as a standalone window (or app)

I'd like to use Google Tasks, not from the sidebar of Gmail or Google Calendar, etc., but as a standalone browser window.

Even better would be to open it as a Chrome / Firefox webapp (i.e. a standalone non-browser window).

Solution

  • Here's how to get it working straight from a PWA shurtcut:

    1. Go to the workaround URL: https://tasks.google.com/embed/list/~default?origin=https://mail.google.com (this one should not redirect, but if google changes stuff again, just take the working URL and append the ?origin=https://mail.google.com parameter)
    2. Ctrl+Shift+C to open DevTools, go to Go to Sources > Overrides > Select folder and set up a local override folder. Allow DevTools full access to that folder and make sure the Enable Local Override checkbox is checked.
    3. Go to sources > page and find the manifest.json file (it's currently on tasks.google.com > _ > TasksWebEmbedUi > manifest.json )
    4. Right click the file and click "Save for Overrides"
    5. Find the start_url variable and change it's value to the workaround URL.
    6. Save, reload, and install. Should work, you're welcomed :D

    No third party extensions or anything, just a small edit to the manifest (spent like 3 hours stubbornly working on it lol)