WebShell Alternatives

WebShell is described as 'OS X WebView shell, which help you easily bundle the Web Apps to native OS X app without coding' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WebShell for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Linux, Web-based, Windows and Flathub apps. The best WebShell alternative is Fluid, which is free. Other great apps like WebShell are WebCatalog, Multi, Native Alpha and Coherence X.

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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 WebShell.

    • Fluid is the most popular free alternative to WebShell.

    • Fluid is Freemium and ProprietaryWebShell is Free and Open Source
  2. 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
     
    • WebCatalog is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to WebShell.

    • WebCatalog is Freemium and ProprietaryWebShell is Free and Open Source
    • WebCatalog is Security-focused, Lightweight and Privacy focusedWebShell is not according to our users
  3. 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
     
    • Multi is the most popular Open Source alternative to WebShell.

    • Multi is Free and Open SourceWebShell is also Free and Open Source
  4. 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 WebShell.

    • Native Alpha is Free and Open SourceWebShell is also Free and Open Source
    • Native Alpha is Privacy focusedWebShell is not according to our users
  5. 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
     
    • Coherence X is the most popular commercial alternative to WebShell.

    • Coherence X is Paid and ProprietaryWebShell is Free and Open Source
  6. Fogger icon
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    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

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Web Apps icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  9. Web2App icon
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    With Web2App you can turn your favorite websites and internet services into real desktop apps.

    23 Web2App alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  10. Fastnative icon
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    Convert your website into a native app, easily. The perfect way to get IOS or ANDROID app for your website without spending a huge ammount of time and money.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Fastnative is the most popular Web-based alternative to WebShell.

    • Fastnative is Paid and ProprietaryWebShell is Free and Open Source
  11. Cocoon.io icon
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    Cocoon provides all the tools and services to build awesome native HTML5 apps and games with a simple workflow and all the power of Apache Cordova.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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