Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively

Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by mxuribe on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @08:53AM (#10938020)

I had originally mis-read this: I read it as a super-simple wrapper that converts web pages/apps into a native mobile app. But it seems it actually creates a desktop application. I understand the use-case: avoiding bouncing between web browser tabs, but I guess I don't see that as annoying enough. I'm sure there are other use-cases that I'm not thinking of.

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by creshal on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @09:26AM (#10938244)

My main driver is Firefox, but Google Docs etc. won't work properly in it. I also wouldn't want it to use the same cookies (home vs. multiple work Google accounts, etc.).

`google-chrome --user-data-dir=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gdocs/ --app=https://docs.google.com/` launches Chrome with a dedicated profile and in "app" mode (no browser UI, favicon as program icon, etc.), which works well for cases like this. Apparently this tool in particular works slightly differently, but the intent is comparable.

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by curt15 on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @10:20AM (#10938608)

As someone who spends most of the time in the browser, I'd actually prefer as much as possible to be in browser tabs that I can easily jump to via ctrl+[tab position] instead of having to cycle between external programs with alt-tab.

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by drumdance on Thursday January 21, 2016 @05:52PM (#10949172)

Ha, I'm the exact opposite. Not for everything, but when I'm developing I find it easier to switch between, say, Trello, Github and Slack using alt-tab.

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by JoshTriplett on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @01:58PM (#10940422)

If you want a framework to turn a web application into a mobile app, try Crosswalk: https://crosswalk-project.org/

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by skewedlines on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @12:10PM (#10939531)

When I am working on projects, I would often have hundreds of tabs open (figuratively speaking) with reference material and whatnot, and my browser tab bar would end up being a gigantic mess. I just thought it would be handy if I could keep certain web pages that are important (such as Facebook Messenger / Whatsapp etc.) separately from the mess to facilitate easier navigation when switching between windows.

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by Kiro on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @10:03AM (#10938494)

> I read it as a super-simple wrapper that converts web pages/apps into a native mobile app.

I would love that. Just one command and you're done.

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by mattlutze on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @10:33AM (#10938716)

Performance and experience is so much better from an actual native app, though.

This trend toward building a parred-down version of a browser into link-rich apps is actually really troublesome, from both the broken user experience (different buttons for different common tasks, back and return functions not working consistently) and from a security standpoint.

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by T-A on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @12:28PM (#10939703)

http://www.manifoldjs.com/

"manifoldJS helps you reach more users than ever by packaging your web experience as native apps across Android, iOS, and Windows."

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by czechdeveloper on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @10:11AM (#10938555)

I'm sure I've seen something like that. But I can't remember the name. Maybe someone else?

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Re:Show HN: Nativefier – Wrap any web page natively by ParadoxOryx on Wednesday January 20, 2016 @10:36AM (#10938744)

I've seen this on HN before - https://github.com/mess110/glassic

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