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Re:Tell HN: Building a universal electron app for Mac is a c... by hoten on Sunday October 30, 2022 @02:51PM (#33397379)
If you're set on using web tech, why Electron over just an installable PWA? Consider if you need whatever apis only electron gets you.
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Re:Tell HN: Building a universal electron app for Mac is a c... by siquick on Sunday October 30, 2022 @03:39PM (#33397836)
Can you add a PWA to the Mac App Store?
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Re:Tell HN: Building a universal electron app for Mac is a c... by xet7 on Sunday October 30, 2022 @08:51PM (#33400752)
There is some way for iOS, and some iOS apps work on M1, so maybe. Although Apple has been removing PWA style apps from App Store, so better check newest requirements somewhere at docs.

https://www.pwabuilder.com

https://docs.pwabuilder.com/#/builder/app-store

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Re:Tell HN: Building a universal electron app for Mac is a c... by hyperupcall on Sunday October 30, 2022 @03:53PM (#33397983)
Safari heavily nerfs PWAs, making their use more questionable. It's possible that they also need more access to the underlying computer.
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Re:Tell HN: Building a universal electron app for Mac is a c... by xet7 on Sunday October 30, 2022 @08:53PM (#33400771)
Really? I'll test. Usually PWA icon is added this way:

https://github.com/wekan/wekan/wiki/PWA

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Re:Tell HN: Building a universal electron app for Mac is a c... by fragmede on Sunday October 30, 2022 @09:09PM (#33400856)
Yes - but users are used to installing things from the app store, so the PWA flow is unfamiliar.
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Re:Tell HN: Building a universal electron app for Mac is a c... by cercatrova on Sunday October 30, 2022 @10:38PM (#33401460)
In iOS, sure, but macOS? Most people I know install stuff outside the app store, it's still the case that many apps come as a dmg that you open and drag the app into the Applications folder.
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