Chrome Apps Localized

What is Chrome Apps Localized?

Chrome Apps.localized is a folder used by Google Chrome and Chromium-based web app integrations on macOS. It stores app-style shortcuts created when you install a website or Chrome-based app to run from the Applications area, such as standalone launchers for web services. On Mac, these shortcuts are packaged like regular .app items, so they can show up in Finder, Spotlight, and Launchpad even though they mainly open content through Chrome. People usually encounter this folder after creating site-specific apps, older Chrome Apps, or certain Google service shortcuts. The .localized suffix is part of how macOS presents translated folder names in Finder. If this folder contains apps you still use, those launchers depend on it to remain available from your user Applications folder.

Safety overview

Status: Mostly safe

This is not a core macOS system folder, but it can contain working Chrome-created app launchers that open websites or Chrome-based desktop-style shortcuts. Deleting the folder will not damage macOS itself, but it can remove access to those shortcuts from Finder, Spotlight, Launchpad, or the Dock. Check the contents first for .app items such as Google service launchers or installed web apps. If you no longer use Chrome web apps, removal is usually low risk.

Recommendation: Keep this folder if you use any site-specific apps or Chrome-created launchers stored inside it. If the shortcuts are old or no longer needed, review the contents and remove only the apps you do not want, or delete the folder after confirming nothing inside is still used. Expect those launchers to stop opening from normal macOS app locations once removed.

File path

• ~/Applications/Chrome Apps.localized

Related apps

• Google Chrome
• Chromium

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