Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
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Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
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Re: Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
#2Asking as a noob. How is this any different from the `install as an app` option already present in Edge?
Re: Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
#3> By default, WebCatalog uses WebCatalog Engine, an Electron-based browser engine we develop to generate apps.
> WebCatalog also supports Brave, Google Chrome, Chromium, Cốc Cốc, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Yandex Browser or Vivaldi
https://help.webcatalog.app/article/14-is-it-possible-to-cre...
Re: Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
#4How does this compare to the below?
google-chrome --app=https://example.com
firefox --ssb=https://example.com
Re: Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
#5So they're like PWAs, but unlike PWAs you need to pay for them? :D
Re: Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
#6This is trying to sell the concept of a chrome-less browser-window ("install as app"), a feature your browser already has.
Re: Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
#71. Open any site.
2. Click on menu option at the top right of your browser.
3. Add to home screen (select open as window)
Re: Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
#8Asking as a noob. How is this any different from the `install as an app` option already present in Edge?
This works for non-PWA's. 'Install as app' is only present for PWA's right?
You also do the 'add to home screen' instead of using this app.
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Re: Show HN: WebCatalog – turn websites into desktop apps
#101. Open any site. 2. Click on menu option at the top right of your browser. 3. Add to home screen (select open as window)
What browser does that work under?