Web Applets is an SDK, protocol and set of standards for building software that both humans and AI can understand and use together. It's built to be a light-weight layer over the existing web, that makes web apps legible to external systems, which can in turn send actions to them and receive data.
Introduction
Web Applets is an SDK, protocol and set of standards for building software that both humans and AI can understand and use together. It's built to be a light-weight layer over the existing web, that makes web apps legible to external systems, which can in turn send actions to them and receive data.
Introducing Web Applets: build your first AI-native app · Luma
Rupert here - I'll introduce you to the Web Applets open standard & SDK, and how to use it to create rich, graphical client-side apps that can be used by both…
Kicking off our alpha program
In March, we shipped a stable version of Web Applets, a protocol that extends the web to make it possible for agents and websites to communicate, with just a few lines of JavaScript.
Introducing Web Applets, Rupert Manfredi
HotJava
HotJava was a modular, extensible web browser from Sun Microsystems implemented in Java. It was the first browser to support Java applets, and was Sun's demonstration platform for the then-new technology. It has since been discontinued and is no longer supported. Furthermore, the Sun Download Center was taken down on July 31, 2011, and the download link on the official site points to a placeholder page saying so.
Last week at Unternet: Build systems, a new look & ATmosphere
With Web Applets 0.2 out in the world (if you haven't seen it yet, check out our demo!), our attention is focused solely on getting an early copy of our client into your hands. Recently, I heard this described as "ChatGPT but with apps", or as our designer Ryan simply puts it: "it has hands".
BrowserEngineKit | Apple Developer Documentation
Create a browser that renders content using an alternative browser engine.
WICG/isolated-web-apps
Repository for explainers and other documents related to the Isolated Web Apps proposal.
WICG/isolated-web-apps
Repository for explainers and other documents related to the Isolated Web Apps proposal.
Soft Apps
The future of the web relies on open standards, flexible systems, interoperable tools, and first and foremost a focus on the human being.
Introducing NLWeb: Bringing conversational interfaces directly to the web - Source
Today Microsoft is introducing NLWeb, an open project designed to simplify the creation of natural language interfaces for websites—making it easy to turn any site into an AI-powered app. Learn more about the technology and how web publishers can get started below.
Jared White (ResistanceNet ✊) (@jaredwhite@indieweb.social)
Oooooo, this is a real big cherry on top! New Safari 26 feature: “Every site can be a web app on iOS and iPadOS” Just like in macOS, anything can become an installable web app if you wish. This is huuuuuuuuge! Most of the apps I use every day are web apps! https://webkit.org/blog/16993/news-from-wwdc25-web-technology-coming-this-fall-in-safari-26-beta/ #WWDC25 #Apple
Add local applets · Issue #98 · unternet-co/client
We want to make it so that a user can add applets locally to their system. This serves two purposes: Users can implement their own applets, and run them without worrying about hosting Users can ins...
Alex Moore on Open Web Advocacy and Why "Innovation Doesn't Come from the Gatekeepers"
steel-dev/steel-browser
🔥 Open Source Browser API for AI Agents & Apps. Steel Browser is a batteries-included browser sandbox that lets you automate the web without worrying about infrastructure.