Install web apps
EXE
A build tool to pack your web app as a single executable binary with zero runtime dependencies.
Flatpak—the future of application distribution
The days of chasing multiple Linux distributions are over. Standalone apps for Linux are here!
Port of Linux to WebAssembly - Joel Severin
Flatpak and web browsers
You might want to provision namespace-based isolation for your browsers. But that could throw a wrench into Flatpak-based distribution. When distributing
Add a web app manifest | Articles | web.dev
The web app manifest is a simple JSON file that tells the browser how your web app should behave.
XDG Desktop Portal
A portal frontend service for Flatpak and other desktop containment frameworks.
Web Apps · The Omarchy Manual · DHH
You can add your own web apps using Install > Web App in the Omarchy menu (Super + Alt + Space). It'll ask you for the app name, app URL, and the icon URL, if it can't retrieve it via favicon. You can get great PNG icons for many popular web apps on Dashboard Icons.
The Architecture Of Local-First Web Development — Smashing Magazine
An honest perspective on building local-first web apps in 2026, written for developers who’ve been doing this long enough to be skeptical of silver bullets.
Edge.js: Running Node apps inside a WebAssembly Sandbox · Blog · Wasmer
Today we are incredibly excited to open source [Edge.js](https://edgejs.org/), a JavaScript runtime specifically designed to safely run Node.js workload...
Get started with Web Bundles | Web Platform | Chrome for Developers
Web Bundles enable you to share websites as a single file over Bluetooth and run them offline in your origin's context.
Web Files
Interoperable web-files and ejectable apps.
DASL: Web Tiles
Web Tiles
Nothing new under the sun: everything is a file
A Social Filesystem — overreacted
File Over App: A Philosophy for Digital Longevity
Ejectable Apps