Shopify POS - Using Browser

Retail & Point of Sale

Topic summary

Users are requesting browser-based access to Shopify POS functionality, which currently requires dedicated hardware or a mobile app.

Key Points:

  • Current limitation: POS capabilities are only available through dedicated hardware or the Shopify POS app
  • Users are questioning why browser access isn’t supported
  • Multiple participants are advocating for PC/desktop browser compatibility

Status: The discussion remains open with no official response regarding future plans or technical reasoning for the current device-only restriction.

Summarized with AI on October 24. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Shopify POS is only available through the dedicated hardware or App. Are there any plans in the near future to bring POS capabilities to the browser version?

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Is there a specific reason we need to rely solely on a device or app to process POS orders?

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Our voice is strongly added to this request. Please code this for a PC screen!