Software: Chrome/Chromium (Might work on other Chromium based browsers, but I don’t use them, so YMMV)
Need: turn web apps into desktop apps.
Alternatives: I usually use Firefox (Desktop) or the DuckDuckGo browser (Phone) for daily browsing, but this is the feature that makes me use Chrome on a daily basis too. I’ve used this on Windows, Linux and Android so far.
See here for how to do this.
Sometimes the best software for a need turns out to be a web app (Google calendar/Gmail for me). But I find it nicer to have them separate from my browser, if I use them frequently. Sometimes the desktop version of an app is buggier than the desktop version (Looking at you Todoist). Another advantage of this is that you can use browser extensions with it. For Todoist I’d recommend the extension to get Gmail/Vim shortcuts. I would not recommend this if you don’t have a stable internet connection (unless your app doesn’t actually need internet, like the speed cubing app csTimer).
(Might Chromium based browsers, but I don’t use them, so YMMV)
MS Edge does this, and (unsurprisingly) compared to last time I used Chrome for it about a year ago, does a better job integrating the app with Windows.
If you are on a Mac, a good alternative that I recommend for this use case is Flotato. I run a calorie tracker web app and as you said, it is so much better to isolate a specific app from the browser. The added advantage is that Flotato runs the Safari engine, so you don’t get the battery drain from a Chrome instance.
Software: Chrome/Chromium (Might work on other Chromium based browsers, but I don’t use them, so YMMV)
Need: turn web apps into desktop apps.
Alternatives: I usually use Firefox (Desktop) or the DuckDuckGo browser (Phone) for daily browsing, but this is the feature that makes me use Chrome on a daily basis too. I’ve used this on Windows, Linux and Android so far.
See here for how to do this. Sometimes the best software for a need turns out to be a web app (Google calendar/Gmail for me). But I find it nicer to have them separate from my browser, if I use them frequently. Sometimes the desktop version of an app is buggier than the desktop version (Looking at you Todoist). Another advantage of this is that you can use browser extensions with it. For Todoist I’d recommend the extension to get Gmail/Vim shortcuts. I would not recommend this if you don’t have a stable internet connection (unless your app doesn’t actually need internet, like the speed cubing app csTimer).
(Might Chromium based browsers, but I don’t use them, so YMMV)
MS Edge does this, and (unsurprisingly) compared to last time I used Chrome for it about a year ago, does a better job integrating the app with Windows.
If you are on a Mac, a good alternative that I recommend for this use case is Flotato. I run a calorie tracker web app and as you said, it is so much better to isolate a specific app from the browser. The added advantage is that Flotato runs the Safari engine, so you don’t get the battery drain from a Chrome instance.