Use the beforeinstallprompt event to provide a custom, seamless, in-app install experience for your users.
Web Install API Dev Spec
Web Install API Dev Design Spec Author: Amanda Baker, Diego Gonzalez, Kristin Lee, Lia Hiscock Spec status: Last updated: Links: Explainer | Chrome Status | CR bug | UX changes review doc Feature Overview Introduction Goals Non-goals Concepts Interfaces and Interactions JS API changes navig...
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.
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.
Origin Trials
Chrome origin trials allow developers to safely experiment with web platform features
Configuring App Clip experiences | Apple Developer Documentation
Review how people launch your App Clip with invocation URLs, default and demo links, and advanced App Clip experiences.
Configuring App Clip experiences | Apple Developer Documentation
Review how people launch your App Clip with invocation URLs, default and demo links, and advanced App Clip experiences.
Explore Modern Web Apps & PWAs
The Everything App Store. A cross-platform, open app store that puts users and developers first. Search for a new app or list your app in seconds.
Responding to invocations | Apple Developer Documentation
Add code to respond to invocations and offer a focused launch experience.
Obtainium
Obtainium allows you to install and update apps directly from their release pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available.
Build a signed web bundle | ChromeOS.dev
Learn how to set up an Isolated Web App development environment and how to test and build Isolated Web Apps.
Web application manifest - Progressive web apps | MDN
A web application manifest, defined in the Web Application Manifest specification, is a JSON text file that provides information about a web application.
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.
Replit: Make an app for that
web-app-launch/launch_handler.md at main · WICG/web-app-launch
Web App Launch Handler. Contribute to WICG/web-app-launch development by creating an account on GitHub.
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…
