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WebCatalog tries to make the concept…",{"value":57,"source":51,"evidence":58},"Average users wanting easy access to web apps as desktop apps",[59],{"id":54,"by":11,"text":55},{"value":61,"source":62,"evidence":63},"Paid; commenters mention a $20 price","commenter",[64,68],{"id":65,"by":66,"text":67},"24803257","tekromancr","This is amazing! I have said for a while that if someone built a tool that would let me be signed into multiple AWS accounts, and switch as needed at the same time, I would buy…",{"id":69,"by":70,"text":71},"24795385","jeroenhd","I personally use Rambox (https:\u002F\u002Frambox.pro\u002F) instead of Franz these days, or just click the \"install as app\" button in my browser. 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How is this any different from the `install as an app` option already present in Edge?",{"id":110,"by":103,"text":111},"24799220","You do not need service workers to do what Web catalog\u002Felectron wrappers are doing: google-chrome --app=https:\u002F\u002Fexample.com firefox --ssb https:\u002F\u002Fexample.com (sadly requires…",{"value":113,"source":62,"evidence":114},"Electron-based app is large and heavy",[115],{"id":116,"by":117,"text":118},"24792576","butz","84.4MB AppImage, probably yet another electron wrapper. 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