Web Apps Alternatives

Web Apps is described as 'Install websites as desktop apps, so that they appear in their own windows separate from any browsers installed. Links to websites other than the one installed open in a new browser window. This is similar to the "Install as App" feature found in popular web browsers' and is an app. There are more than 25 alternatives to Web Apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Windows, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Web Apps alternative is Fluid, which is free. Other great apps like Web Apps are Nativefier, WebCatalog, Pake and Webapp Manager.

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  1. Fluid icon
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    Are you a Gmail, Facebook, Basecamp or Pandora fanatic? Do you have 20 or more browser tabs open at all times? Are you tired of some random site or ad crashing your browser and causing you to lose data in other tabs?

    28 Fluid alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Fluid is the most popular Mac alternative to Web Apps.

    • Fluid is the most popular free alternative to Web Apps.

    • Fluid is Freemium and ProprietaryWeb Apps is Free and Open Source
  2. Nativefier icon
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    Nativefier is a command-line tool to easily create a desktop application for any web site with succinct and minimal configuration. Apps are wrapped by Electron in an OS executable (.app, .exe, etc.) for use on Windows, macOS and Linux.

    13 Nativefier alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Nativefier is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Web Apps.

    • Nativefier is the most popular Open Source alternative to Web Apps.

    • Nativefier is Free and Open SourceWeb Apps is also Free and Open Source
  3. WebCatalog icon
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    Transform websites into Mac and Windows desktop apps using WebCatalog. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with self-contained windows and manage multiple accounts easily. Enhance workflows through app management features, privacy protection using sandboxing, app-lock, and tracker blocking.

    25 WebCatalog alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Brave
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  4. Pake icon
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    🤱🏻 Turn any webpage into a desktop app with Rust.

    13 Pake alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    Are you often struggling to find a particular website among the many browser windows and tabs already opened? Do you wish you could easily just launch your favorite websites and have them run in their own window as if they were desktop applications?

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
    • Manjaro Linux
     
  6. Multi icon
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    Create a custom, lightweight macOS app from a group of websites. Watch me create a Slack clone from scratch in 30 seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are web apps that use web APIs and features along with progressive enhancement strategy to bring a native app-like user experience to cross-platform web applications. Although Firefox supports many of Progressive Web App APIs, it does not support...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  8. Stack Browser icon
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    Stack is an Internet launchpad that increases the efficiency of working with the web for the average internet user by allowing simultaneous use of multiple web apps within a neatly organized working environment.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  9. Native Alpha icon
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    Native Alpha lets you create full screen Web Apps with shortcuts and custom settings.

    30 Native Alpha alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • Native Alpha is the most popular Android alternative to Web Apps.

    • Native Alpha is Free and Open SourceWeb Apps is also Free and Open Source
  10. Unite icon
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    Websites have become incredibly powerful tools, often more powerful than traditional desktop apps. However, despite their usefulness, they still live as tabs in our cluttered web browsers and aren’t given all of the benefits of native desktop apps.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
    • Unite is the most popular commercial alternative to Web Apps.

    • Unite is Paid and ProprietaryWeb Apps is Free and Open Source
  11. Coherence X icon
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    Transform websites into standalone Mac apps with custom icons and names, select between major browser engines, add apps to the Dock or desktop, run in full screen, organize workflow, receive notifications, and keep web activities separated on macOS.

    19 Coherence X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. Firework icon
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    Firework is a program for converting websites and web applications into desktop applications. People use one set of web applications every day for work or play. Firework allows you not to lose such a set among browser tabs and keep it always at hand on the Taskbar or in the...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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