<![CDATA[Web apps support for desktop browser too?]]>In Chrome and almost every other Chromium based browser, there is an option to make some website showing like a application (web app) on desktop mode and even run them from the system with a shortcut icon.

These PWA (Progressive Web Apps) idea is to load without browser user interface elements, but i dont find that option in Opera desktop? Even Opera itself as a company promote PWA on it's mobile side but why they dosnt have support in the desktop?

And i dont mean that they not load in Opera, ofcourse they load but i dont want see any of the bars or other elements from the browser when running them (idea of pwa). So just bring that feature back from the Chromium source to Opera too.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/35269/web-apps-support-for-desktop-browser-tooRSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 06:12:02 GMTThu, 19 Sep 2019 04:57:22 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:16:38 GMT]]>I prefer Opera but, I would like to run sites as apps as well.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/401639https://forums.opera.com/post/401639Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:16:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:02:34 GMT]]>Hi. This is how I have been browsing for the last 20 years. Opera (2 years) -> Firefox (5 years) -> Chrome (3) -> Edge (2) -> Brave (7) -> Opera (Last month).

I am really happy to see the big progress of Opera, I feel like it really understands all that a user wants to have in a Browser. However, I am shocked to have seen that after 20 years, a basic fetature mus-have for any browser is not present in Opera.

I hope someone from the Dev-Team takes a look at this #issue

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/400145https://forums.opera.com/post/400145Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:02:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:11:46 GMT]]>@rdiezsj 11/1/2026 - still behind other browser without this nowadays basic function!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/398079https://forums.opera.com/post/398079Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:11:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:14:25 GMT]]>PWAs should be a basic feature by 2025. The solution shouldn't be to use another browser, but to implement it in Opera.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/396012https://forums.opera.com/post/396012Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:14:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:58:52 GMT]]>@brkeejp just use google chrome

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/396003https://forums.opera.com/post/396003Mon, 24 Nov 2025 01:58:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:06:57 GMT]]>I totally agreed this situation, I can't understand why Opera doesn't came this feature to browser. because of this situation for PWA apps, my second browser Chrome.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/391035https://forums.opera.com/post/391035Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:06:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:23:34 GMT]]>I switched to Opera only to discover that PWAs aren't supported.. andddd immediately switched back to Brave.

I use PWAs in Chrome at work and Edge when it was my personal browser. Seems like Opera is the odd one out not supporting them.

I use PWAs and faux-PWAs like Gmail, onshape, SimplyPrint, PhotoPea, VectorPea, Google Keep, Outlook (PWA is better than the native app), and many others. This is the future.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/390222https://forums.opera.com/post/390222Thu, 31 Jul 2025 18:23:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Mon, 12 May 2025 15:28:27 GMT]]>@zakweb3 said in Web apps support for desktop browser too?:

@ledream
I keep switching back and forth between Brave and Opera!
PWA support and workspace session isolation (with its own set of extensions) that would be awesome!

I keep periodically checking Opera to see if they will ever fix the PWA problem cause without PWA it is a full on show stopper for me.

However, Zen browser is a pretty great opera like experience with workspace isolations (great being able to be logged in as 1 user in 1 workspace but another in a different workspace without having to switch browser instances or hop into an incognito mode). That's what I keep using (I don't like that it is Firefox based instead of Chrome based but small price to pay for an Opera that actually works with PWAs). It also has a really nice way to manage PWAs as a whole allowing PWAs to either be completely separate profiles or shared profiles on a PWA basis and a managment of all PWAs type stuff. Like how a link works within the PWA or allowing tabs and such. I didn't realize how powerful PWAs could even be until I saw this and all the options that the Chrome version masks.

It lacks an Android version however, and the 1password desktop integration doesn't appear to work so those are downsides but not show stoppers like a missing PWA is for me.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/384655https://forums.opera.com/post/384655Mon, 12 May 2025 15:28:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Sun, 06 Apr 2025 04:40:37 GMT]]>Wth, Opera doesn't support PWA apps? I'm really surprised it's 2025.
Reconsidering moving back to Chrome 😕

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381971https://forums.opera.com/post/381971Sun, 06 Apr 2025 04:40:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Sat, 05 Apr 2025 15:14:51 GMT]]>@ledream
I keep switching back and forth between Brave and Opera!
PWA support and workspace session isolation (with its own set of extensions) that would be awesome!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381934https://forums.opera.com/post/381934Sat, 05 Apr 2025 15:14:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:23:31 GMT]]>@DerSchlingel It's like a two-level shortcut. Some apps need to be accessible with a single click, without searching through all tabs. When I start my computer, I want to check my email. I should be able to just click on the Gmail web app, instead of opening Opera, reloading all my tabs, and then clicking on Gmail.

Firefox has built full PWA support, which I believe came from extensive user analysis. There's clearly a demand for PWAs, as many users are requesting this feature. This isn't just a coincidence

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381930https://forums.opera.com/post/381930Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:23:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:53:17 GMT]]>I understand the advantage of PWA on mobile but it doesn’t appear to me on desktop. Switching to another on the task bar isn’t more handy than switching to another tab within the browsers.
Wasn‘t it Google‘s attempt to lure users from loading apps from Apple’s app store and to circumvent Cupertino‘s walled garden in the end?
But to each what he needs.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381929https://forums.opera.com/post/381929Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:53:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:08:09 GMT]]>After 2 months of usage i drop Opera to switch to Firefox

  • No PWA support
  • No extension sync with account

I'm really sad because a lot of features are cool... I'm looking forward to future releases

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]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381927https://forums.opera.com/post/381927Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:08:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:59:16 GMT]]>@Opera What is the reason for this? I was simply looking to transition from Brave to Opera, and then I discovered that this fundamental feature is unavailable. You pack the browser with fantastic functionalities like Aria, pin-board, speed-dial, flow, and more. However, there is no native Chromium PWA support for desktop. Does this mean I have to use two browsers? I kindly ask that you consider adding this feature. Thank you!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/381798https://forums.opera.com/post/381798Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:59:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:48:17 GMT]]>@survivor303 yes, i also need this feature , I expect Opera to Take It seriously and release app feature in up-coming version.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/380961https://forums.opera.com/post/380961Mon, 24 Mar 2025 06:48:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:18:36 GMT]]>Unfortunately, I'll have to go back to Edge. It has native support for translation and PWA.
It might seem useless to many, but these are essential features that should have been there by at least 2022. And since I use GX, the latest useful features that a regular browser would have arrive there. I hope that in 4 years (which is roughly when they'll realize they need to add this), I'll come back to Opera. Until then, nothing makes me stay here.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/379548https://forums.opera.com/post/379548Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:18:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 21:20:43 GMT]]>As a developer, I work with multiple web applications simultaneously, often across different tech stacks. Sometimes, I just need to quickly check my emails on Gmail. Using Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) helps me streamline this process by eliminating unnecessary steps.

Instead of:

  1. Opening Opera
  2. Clicking on a bookmark
  3. Waiting for Gmail to load

With a PWA, I can open Gmail instantly, just like a native app. This significantly improves my workflow and makes managing my applications much more efficient and it's way less distractive than having the complete browser with all tools

About other advantages not sure if caching, features, performance, battery consumption are differents ?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/379284https://forums.opera.com/post/379284Thu, 27 Feb 2025 21:20:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:44:13 GMT]]>Whenever I try to use Edge, I would install two or three web apps, mainly WhatsApp and Spotify.
But even with Edge I always end up with putting them back from the taskbar to the the sidebar.
So, finally, I don't miss PWA support, really. And this makes me return to Opera. I suppose I'm really used to the "Opera way" with having them in the sidebar. Maybe I don't see so much advantage of PWA over normal webpages, as they're webpages only and I have my browser open anyway.
Nevertheless I wouldn't mind Opera having PWA support, too.
This may be helpful for those who use Linux as there not that so many native apps as on Windows or Mac.
But proof me wrong: Wasn't the introduction of PWA by Google a way to circumvent Apple's app store in the first place? So I get, that it's more something for mobile than on desktop anyway.
And here, to my knowledge, you can build PWA in Opera, easily, at least on Android.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/379107https://forums.opera.com/post/379107Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:44:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:44:04 GMT]]>Yes for sure we need install or save as app button ... i'm coming from other browser and i don't understand why this feature is disabled, not sure to use this browser longer so sad it look really good 🥲

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/377334https://forums.opera.com/post/377334Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:44:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:22:10 GMT]]>PWA support in 2025 should be mandatory, especially on Linux where many applications are only available via PWA.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/370639https://forums.opera.com/post/370639Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:22:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:29:08 GMT]]>Opera has many interesting features and has always been ahead of many technologies we have today, but it’s a shame they still haven’t added support for PWAs. It forces users to rely on Edge/Chrome for this purpose, even though the Chromium engine they use has native support. I hope they wake up someday and eliminate this outdated aspect of the browser.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/368916https://forums.opera.com/post/368916Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:29:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:18:06 GMT]]>This is the only reason I keep Chrome or Firefox around. It seems like there are no plans to implement PWA support in Opera, does anyone know if there's an extension that can be used to add PWAs?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/365406https://forums.opera.com/post/365406Sun, 01 Dec 2024 00:18:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:46:32 GMT]]>@mrlami me too

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/361344https://forums.opera.com/post/361344Fri, 04 Oct 2024 14:46:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Web apps support for desktop browser too? on Mon, 08 Apr 2024 01:59:54 GMT]]>@survivor303 What I did to fix this was simple. I opened Microsoft Edge, since it's another very resource-light browser, then went to the website that I wanted. In my case YouTube Music. I then clicked the '3 dots' menu on the right side. Then, I hovered over 'Apps' and selected 'Make YouTube Music (or chosen app) an app'. You can choose to pin the app to your taskbar/desktop, along with other customizations. Choose what you want. Edge will not open with the program; only YouTube Music running inside of Edge. No other cluttering tabs open, or a browser. You can try this method too. Hope this helped!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/347535https://forums.opera.com/post/347535Mon, 08 Apr 2024 01:59:54 GMT