I made an app to install websites as desktop applications on Linux

https://codeberg.org/eyekay/webapps

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SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 32 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Did you just re-invent Progressive Web Applications?

morrowind@lemmy.ml · 20 pts · 2y

Don't think so, websites themselves have to implement pwa's, you can't force it client side

GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml · 17 pts · 2y (3 replies)

GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 2y (2 replies)

WebKit

TootSweet@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Not saying I disagree, but what specifically would you prefer? Gecko? Or is there something better? (Maybe I'm just engaging in wishful thinking asking if there's something better.)

onlinepersona@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y

I don't wish the pain of Gecko upon any non-Mozilla dev. That shit is terrible (and terribly documented).

Anti Commercial-AI license

GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml · 10 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Can you share some info about it? I don't get any info on the page on codeberg without reading the code. What engine does it use?

TheOneCurly@lemm.ee · 8 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Made with Gtk4, WebKitGTK, libadwaita and Flatpak.

WebKit based, which is interesting. I don't have much experience with WebKit on Linux.

GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y (1 reply)

thank you. I must've been sleeping.

WebKit

aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y

Gecko is very difficult to adapt to standalone apps and servo isn’t ready yet. what would you rather they use? Chromium?

GravitySpoiled@lemmy.ml · -2 pts · 2y

why can't I see my comment when I browse lemmy.ml without being logged in?

The post got upvoted so someone must have been able to see it.

There is even another post from someone on lemmy.zip

estebanlm@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y

lol, I was doing exactly the same, mostly because the gnome app for it (webapp-manager) does not do one thing I badly want : open all non-app links in the default browser and not on instances of itself. Also, I love the webkitgtk project and this allows me to give it an usage.
I will give a look at your project, I think is better contribute to it than have two (or more) projects doing the same 😜

onlinepersona@programming.dev · 1 pts · 2y

Good job πŸ‘ Looks very well done!

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mfat@lemdro.id · 1 pts · 2y

Does it support socks proxy for individual web apps?