What is Progressive Web Apps for Firefox?
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Important: Please make sure to update the native program to v2.12.5 from the GitHub repository before Firefox 131 is released on 2024-10-01 to fix compatibility issues. If you still have problems after updating to 2.12.5, make sure that the native version mentioned in the extension settings (About the project) is also 2.12.5. If it's not, uninstall the native program from the system settings and try again. If everything is updated to 2.12.5 but you still have problems, please run "Patch profiles and runtime" from the extension settings.
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are web apps that use web APIs and features along with progressive enhancement strategy to bring a native app-like user experience to cross-platform web applications. Although Firefox supports many of Progressive Web App APIs, it does not support functionality to install them as a standalone system app with an app-like experience. This functionality is often also known as a Site Specific Browser (SSB).
This project creates a custom modified Firefox runtime to allow websites to be installed as standalone apps and provides a console tool and browser extension to install, manage and use them.
You can check out the installation and usage instructions on our documentation website. You can also check out the project's source code and more information on the GitHub repository.
Note: I will appreciate it if you read and participate in a GitHub discussion to suggest how to make this project more user-friendly and which features would you like the most. You can also read and participate in a GitHub discussion about the documentation website.
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- Works well and integrates smoothly with Linux desktop environments.
- Provides functionality to use Progressive Web Apps seamlessly within Firefox.
- Allows users to bypass the need for a Chromium-based browser for web apps.
- Is appreciated for simplifying the installation process of PWAs.
- Some users experience issues with certain PWAs not loading properly or displaying blank pages.
- Frequent updates to Firefox seem to introduce compatibility problems with the extension.
- Users have reported bugs related to app icons reverting on taskbars and other UI inconsistencies.
- Issues with loading content in various PWAs.
- Desire for Firefox to support PWAs natively in the future.
- Simplicity and effectiveness of the add-on for managing web apps.
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Progressive Web Apps for Firefox requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
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Progressive Web Apps for Firefox is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.