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, Flathub and Flatpak apps. The best Web Apps alternative is WebCatalog, which is free. Other great apps like Web Apps are Nativefier, Progressive Web Apps for Firefox, Pake and Webapp Manager.

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  1. Convert your HTML, CSS, JS and all other web content into an Android App within seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. Spider icon
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    Install and integrate web apps into GNOME desktop! Spider uses WebKit to display sites in isolated windows with icons, titles, and integrated themes, functioning as independent apps. It’s a lightweight, practical way to use web services like native applications on the Linux desktop.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  3. Quick Web Apps written with love and libcosmic. Turn Any URL into a Web App, running in a separate window of any browser installed on your system, selected according to your preference. Integrates with your desktop environment (icon pinnable to the dock).

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  4. epichrome icon
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    Epichrome is an application (Epichrome.app) and Chrome extension (Epichrome Helper) to create and use Chrome-based SSBs on Mac OSX.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Google Chrome
     
  5. Webber icon
     2 likes

    Webber effortlessly installs local shortcuts for any webpage.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux Mobile
    • Ubuntu Touch
     
  6. Fogger icon
     12 likes

    Fogger turns your cloud apps into regular desktop apps. Fogger acts as a bridge between web applications and the linux desktop. It exposes an easy to use JS API to webapps which can be used to interact with the host desktop environment. It can also be used to write basic desktop.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. PWABuilder icon
     3 likes

    Formerly Manifoldjs, the simplest way to create progressive web apps across platforms and devices.

    7 PWABuilder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. COSMIC Web Apps written with love and libcosmic. Allow you to simply create web applications from given URL working inside separate window of your browser of choice. Works on most mainstream desktop environments with all the mainstream web browsers installed via flatpak.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  9. Web2App icon
     2 likes

    With Web2App you can turn your favorite websites and internet services into real desktop apps.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. One app for all your communication services! Use messengers like WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, Skype, Gmail and many more in one app!.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. Application to easily add and remove Chromium site specific browsers in Debian and Ubuntu based Linux distributions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Peppermint OS
     
  12. WebShell icon
     4 likes

    WebShell is an OS X WebView shell, which help you easily bundle the Web Apps to native OS X app without coding.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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