







Weightless web apps - either installed or ephemeral
EXE
A build tool to pack your web app as a single executable binary with zero runtime dependencies.
Google takes a new approach to native apps with Instant Apps for Android | TechCrunch
Mobile apps often provide a better user experience than browser-based web apps, but you first have to find them, download them, and then try not to forget

Making PWAs installable - Progressive web apps | MDN
One of the defining aspects of a PWA is that it can be promoted by the browser for installation on the device. Once installed, a PWA appears to users as a platform-specific app, a permanent feature of their device which they can launch directly from the operating system like any other app.

Designing Offline-First Web Apps
We assume our users are like us—with the latest devices, the most recent software, and the fastest connections. And while we may maintain a veritable zoo of older devices and browsers for testing, …

The Website vs. Web App Dichotomy Doesn't Exist | jakelazaroff.com
A one-dimensional spectrum can't sufficiently capture the tradeoffs involved in web development.

Intent to Prototype: Isolated Web Apps
https://github.com/reillyeon/isolated-web-apps/blob/main/README.md
Native Apps are Doomed
From now on, I won’t be building any more native apps. All my apps going forward will be progressive web apps. Progressive web apps are web…

Elanis/web-to-desktop-framework-comparison
An objective comparison of multiple frameworks that allow us to "transform" our web apps to desktop applications.
autonome/peek
Peek is a web user agent designed for using the web where, when and how you want it.
Turbocharging Web Apps: Efficient AI Model Caching in Chrome
unslothai/unsloth
Unified web UI for training and running open models like Qwen, DeepSeek, gpt-oss and Gemma locally.

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